Perimeter Ride
March 24 and 25 - two wheels, two lanes, two days. We took a trip around upper and middle Georgia - staying far away from Atlanta.
Roads taken:
GA365 -Toccoa to Gainesville on 365.
GA53-Gainesville to Rome. Not recommended. The scenery can be pretty at times but a there is too much traffic on the winding road to allow for much relaxation.
GA 100-Rome to Greenville. Follows down the Alabama border. This was enjoyable riding - heading South on an open road. Hoganville looke like an interesting town to visit another time. It was built along and around the railroad.
GA18-Greenville to Barnesville where we had reservations for the night. (G.T.’s mom lives there and she always has room for a couple of vagabonds. )
- The photo is of the old Barnesville Buggy showroom. For many years, the building housed Barnesville Hardware - a real hardware store where you could get anything from bolts to beeswax, harnesses and horse linament, cast iron cookware, hunting supplies. If you couldn’t find what you wanted, you just had to ask and they would bring it out from some stack in the back. Now it is the site of Susanna’s Day Spa. http://www.wandisu.com/wst_page7.php - for several activities in the Barnesville and surrounding area.
GA16-Griffin to Thomson. The weather was beautiful for riding but pollen filled the air, looking like yellow fog. It stuck to our skin, face shields, and clothing -turning the front of our pant legs yellow.
GA17-Thomson to Toccoa. This runs not far from the South Carolina line and takes us straight back to Toccoa.
These roads were pleasant, easy riding, wide open, country roads - very relaxing riding. Approximately 500 miles.