Georgia February 20 – 26, 2017 106 miles
We left the Chief Ladiga Campground in Alabama in the rain and drove in rain most of way to Rockmart, GA. We found a campsite close to the Silver Comet Trail. We road a bit of this trail earlier because the Chief Ladiga Trail ends at the western end of the Silver Comet Trail on the Alabama/Georgia state line.
We road three days on the Silver Comet. The western section passed through cattle farms, a wildlife habitat area, and areas of tall pine stands. There were some long climbs at about mile 45. The view from the top was awesome – once we caught our breath. The middle section was a beautiful ride through tall pines, farmland. We loved riding on trail high above the valley. This was a classic rail trail – long grades up and long grades down.
The last day we rode was the eastern end, closer to Atlanta. The trail was much busier – many more intersections but still beautiful ride among tall pines. We stopped at Silver Comet Bicycles right on trail and purchased some water bottles. After our ride we stopped at Performance Bikes in Marietta. I needed some new gloves and Lenny has a new bike on his mind. We have over 3700 miles on our bikes!
We headed for a Wal-Mart in Forsythe, GA to spend night on way to Savannah. We planned to stay at visitors center in Savannah for the night. It was a challenging adventure getting there, with the narrow streets and low hanging moss covered trees. A good place to spend the night ($8.00) and centrally located.
The next day we were off to Tybee Island for a couple days. “Sisters on the Fly”, an outdoor women’s group, was having an event at the campground. We really enjoyed seeing their old vintage trailers
We had a great time on Tybee – toured the island on our bikes, and found some good places to have a beer and peel and eat shrimp. We walked the beach, investigated the tide pools and visited a couple of the shops selling works by local artists. Mary Kay Andrews, an author who lives on Tybee, was at Seaside Sisters when we stopped in. I have read some of her books – good beach reads, so I purchased “Summer Rental” and had her autograph it. That was cool!!
- Silver Comet Trail
- Tybee Island