Cubdriver, we've got to compare notes sometime. We know some folks in common... if we don't know each other. I'd bet a beer.
But he's right.. the northern half of Georgia is a great place to live. Mountains, rolling farmland, nice lakes (Hartwell especially) and if you follow the Savannah river from Hartwell, it winds through to the ocean... and Georgia's barrier islands are beautiful, too.
I traveled a lot when I was a kid and wanted to get out of here. Now each time I'm out on an overnight, I'm wishing I could get back home.