One hot summer day in the mid-90s, we had the urge to go somewhere to cool off and have a picnic. Gee Creek and Quinn Springs on the Hiwassee River were good candidates, but they were usually a little crowded in the summer. We decided to find an out-of-the-way picnic site in the Cherokee National Forest. We found one called Lost Creek. It turned out to be about as out of the way as they came, but it was beautiful.