Tag: georgia

  • Thomasville Clay Road Classic

    This weekend we went to South Georgia to ride some red clay dirt roads at the Thomasville Clay Road Classic. I’ve done this ride before, but only the 25-mile route because in 2024, it was raining, and rain and dirt roads make messes. But the weather was amazing for this year, except for the rain the day before. So it got messy, but so much fun! This year we did the 50-mile route, and even dipped into Florida. I think we hit the Florida line in a mud pit section, and I thanked Florida for their hospitality at that point. But besides a couple of sketchy mud sections, the roads were actually great. The rain kept the dust down and tamped them down some, too. It was 80 degrees and sunny for a large part of the ride, and then some periods of clouds, too, so it didn’t get too hot. This is a self-supported ride, but some people in Metcalf actually did a rest stop for us, and it was a welcome sight. We needed water, and there they were! And there was even a porta-potty! I mean, I felt like we were on a civilized ride! The area near Hubs and Hops, the sponsoring bike shop/brewpub was so nice. They have a little amphitheater, a nice outdoor area to hang out in, and they were generous with the beer and food. We really had a fantastic day from the beautiful (and challenging) ride to the fun afterparty. If you get a chance to do this ride, you should! Highly recommend! All photos shot on my Ricoh GRIIIX.

  • Saturday in Atlanta

    I had a chance to walk around a little in downtown Atlanta after I finished shopping at the Blick store. (Yep, bought a pen…) Atlanta is kind of a weird city to me. I was on Peachtree Street and there are like no people out walking. Plenty in cars. And the Waymo autonomous cars all over the place and those little autonomous boxes on wheels…it’s a strange world we live in. But it gave me a chance to get the Ricoh out, so it was all good. I might have taken more photos, but it was COLD and I apparently touched some button on the Ricoh and turned the display off. I thought I had a dead battery, so I changed it, and of course, it still didn’t have a display. Once I got back to the car and had a chance to look at it, I figured out what I did. So live and learn, I guess!

    The pond and ducks are NOT Atlanta – they’re in our neighborhood. These little ducks have taken over the pond. They’re pretty fun to watch. Seems like the males just follow the female around. LOL.