Big Creek is a pretty nice trail network in Roswell GA. It's easy to get to and popular, bordering on crowded. The trails are well worn and very easy to follow. The park contains trails of various difficulty and a freeride park. All difficulty levels are well marked and straightforward. All in all, this trail is nice, but it lacks flow. Trail surface in some stretches is nothing but non-native rocks. The trail in these areas is bumpy and slow.
The entire trail isn't rock covered, however. The trail travels through a nice wooded area that made me feel a lot farther away from highway 400 then I actually was. The trail winds throughout the wooded area and is an enjoyable ride. Overall, I liked the trail and would definately ride it again. It has a little bit more to offer in the way of nature watching and seculsion than the central park MTB trail. It's got nothing on blankets creek though.
One of the best things about my day on this trail was the wildlife. I got to Big Creek about 3:45 and left around dusk. During the last ten to fifteen minutes of my ride I ran into a group of deer, counting eleven. They were so close and didn't spook, and it was a pretty sight.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Bike News
Not too much going on lately when it comes to biking about in Athens. Me and the Marlin have been spending plenty of time together, especially on the road, commuting to and from school as always and riding for fun almost daily as well. Not much time hitting the mtn trails since I've had my first month at school, largely because my car wasn't in shape to go to some of the trails a bit further from town. Even such, I've discovered some new areas in Athens and have had a good time putting in road miles.
What has really been news lately on my end has been my recent discovery of the work of John Steinbeck. Beautiful tales about aching poverty that occurs in the fertile and gorgeous california countryside.
"Then I'll be around in the dark. Ill be ever'where - wherever you look. Wherever theres a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever there's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there... I'll be in the ways guys yell when they 're mad an' - I'll be in the way kids laugh when they're hungry and they know supper's ready. An' when out folk eat the stuff they raise an' live in the houses they build - why, I'll be there."
-Tom Joad
I got really excited about The Grapes of Wrath as I worked through it. It's a 600+ page book, just like Steinbeck's East of Eden. The book wasn't quite as good as EoE, but the dialogue that was written in dialect of the time was rich and beautiful.
Before reading Grapes, I read Steinbeck's Cannery Row. This short novel tells the story of a bayside community in Monterey. It's really beautiful, and follows poignant characters. I would recommened it to anyone, especially because it's so short, perfect for a flight or a road trip. Right now I'm reading the sequel to Cannery Row, Sweet Thursday. Just can't get enough of John Steinbeck and the classics.
I also picked up some Theoreau at the library, and plan on reading A Week On the Concord and Merrimack Rivers this week. Walden should be after that. Picking up these books from the library has made me think back on a point from a lecture in sociology. Despite efforts to make reading more and more digital, it seems that many people have accepted the book as the perfect, terminal level of technology for it's purpose. It's cheap, simple, easy to use and durable. Unless you're a heavy traveler or a gadget fan, you probably don't have a comparably expensive, fragile e-reading device. There's just nothing like the feeling of a good old fashioned book.
What has really been news lately on my end has been my recent discovery of the work of John Steinbeck. Beautiful tales about aching poverty that occurs in the fertile and gorgeous california countryside.
"Then I'll be around in the dark. Ill be ever'where - wherever you look. Wherever theres a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever there's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there... I'll be in the ways guys yell when they 're mad an' - I'll be in the way kids laugh when they're hungry and they know supper's ready. An' when out folk eat the stuff they raise an' live in the houses they build - why, I'll be there."
-Tom Joad
I got really excited about The Grapes of Wrath as I worked through it. It's a 600+ page book, just like Steinbeck's East of Eden. The book wasn't quite as good as EoE, but the dialogue that was written in dialect of the time was rich and beautiful.
Before reading Grapes, I read Steinbeck's Cannery Row. This short novel tells the story of a bayside community in Monterey. It's really beautiful, and follows poignant characters. I would recommened it to anyone, especially because it's so short, perfect for a flight or a road trip. Right now I'm reading the sequel to Cannery Row, Sweet Thursday. Just can't get enough of John Steinbeck and the classics.
I also picked up some Theoreau at the library, and plan on reading A Week On the Concord and Merrimack Rivers this week. Walden should be after that. Picking up these books from the library has made me think back on a point from a lecture in sociology. Despite efforts to make reading more and more digital, it seems that many people have accepted the book as the perfect, terminal level of technology for it's purpose. It's cheap, simple, easy to use and durable. Unless you're a heavy traveler or a gadget fan, you probably don't have a comparably expensive, fragile e-reading device. There's just nothing like the feeling of a good old fashioned book.
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