January
26th, 2015. After several very gray days, we had three sunny days before
descending back into gray, rainy days again. In addition to being sunny, the
temperatures rose into the 60s F. Even in winter, I can go for a trike ride
when its sunny; often, it can get quite warm in the sun. I rode down to Big
Sandy Creek at Adcock Road.
This
ride, approximately 29 miles long, took me from northeast Walton County on Dry
Pond, Daniel Cemetery, John Stowe, Macedonia Church, Gratis Roads and south on
James Huff Road to cross US-78, then south on Gene Bell Road, then across to
Pannell Road and south to Adcock Road where I crossed Big Sandy Creek. The
return trip takes me north to Good Hope on Old Monroe-Madison Hwy and Queens
Cemetery Road. From there I take Bearden Road and Powers Road to Mount Vernon
Road, then Breedlove to Ike Stone and back to Dry Pond Road. The first section of the ride may be found here. This post
documents the return trip; Old Monroe-Madison Hwy, and the ride back north.
Signs
of fresh growth. This looks like pasture grass but may be a seed crop given...
the
feed silos behind the field.
On
the opposite side of Adcock Road. A crop. Maybe Canola (Rapeseed; Brassica
napus) but time will tell. It will bloom
in April-May; a good time to make sure I get back here.
It’s
not unusual to see old farm-related equipment in fields.
A
closer view revealed that it was a feed truck.
On
Queens Cemetery Road, an old feed silo is all that is visible from a pig farm
that once operated here. The other buildings have been reclaimed by the woods.
An
old abandoned house a little further along the road. It’s always a little sad
to see these houses. I can also remember when this house was occupied.
Although
the cotton harvest has long since been completed, cotton is often stored in the
field under tarpaulins until it can be processed at the gin in Bostwick.
An
old barn,
and
cattle near a shed in the next field.
After
negotiating a short section of GA-83 through Good Hope, I take Bearden Road
which winds its way down through the woods to…
cross
Jacks Creek.
It’s
an uphill climb then to the top of Bearden Road where…
some
of the locals look at me like I’m from outer space. At least, they don’t turn
and gallop away like some horses do.
On
to Powers Road where a subdivision languishes, a victim of the housing bust
many years ago.
I ride Mt Vernon Road to get back to US-78, and...
once
across the highway, take Breedlove and Ike Stone Roads to avoid the heavier
traffic on Mt Vernon Road.
After
riding a short distance on Mt Vernon Road, it’s on to Dry Pond Road for the
final leg home.
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