June 1 was National Trails Day, and the USFS held a trails workday. The roughly 16 folks who were there to help split into two groups, one installing pavers and GAB to harden a crossing over Beck Creek near the Ocmulgee Flats Campground and the other…
I the past couple of weeks, the Rooster Trail from FS 1099 down to Tributary 6 has been mostly cleared and trimmed. The upper end might be rerouted slightly to a better route soon to avoid the recent devastation from the timbering in that area. The…
After a few weeks of work, the River Trail (south section) and the Juliette Trail are cleared and ready. It's a good ride from 1099 to Juliette, but now there's nothing in your way, so give it a try.
I've put in a good bit of time this week to connect the trails I cleared last week (Beck Bluff loop) to other trails northeast of there, eventually to Tributary 6 Trail. The two main trails I've opened and cleared this week are Beck Bottom Trail,…
This weekend I learned more about the status of the trails inside the 1099 loop, which have historically been coded blue, although I did find some yellow paint. The good news is that some of the trails I found and worked on today are in decent…
Today I reconned and did maintenance on the section of Ocmulgee Trail from the Ocmulgee Flats Hunt Camp on Forest Service Road 1099 (off Hwy 83 just north of the river). I was pleasantly surprised to find the trail in excellent condition and getting lots of…
About 25 years ago (how could it have been that long?), Betty Jean and I decided to do some exploring and hiked the Rush Creek Trail, beginning off Forest Service Road 1013 and heading north to eventually cross Wise Creek, intersect with the Wise Creek Trail,…
Rellict Trillium - a state and federally endangered species. I've seen trucks parked beside the road on the bluff above the Ocmulgee on Hwy 83 for years as I drove to Macon to ride my bike, eat, or drink good beer. i always just thought -…
Leading up to the Fried Clay gravel bike race last weekend, I spent several days after work walking the horse Ocmulgee trails, moving dead logs, and trimming limbs. I'd guess that I took a route that would have required me to dismount my bike maybe 25…
February Finds and Acorn A February short hike from Smith Mill Road found sunshine and a muddy floodplain, as weeks of rain have saturated the bottoms.