By Joan Hetzler
Correspondent
Like the wildflowers it protects, Walker County’s Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail is hidden and a little off the beaten path.
The trail, created in 1998, is part of the Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area. It was named for Shirley Miller, wife of then-Gov. Zell Miller, to honor her efforts to help protect Georgia’s natural areas.
Along the trail, a wooden walkway winds throughout a sun-dappled grove of wildflowers beside a mountain stream. A number of benches are placed for resting.