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| We were pleased to see that the shed under the trestle is nearing completion. |
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| It is interesting to see the geology along Little Dry Creek near the new bridge. This is very near an exposed section of the Rome Fault. |
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| Unfortunately the approach from the upstream side of the bridge is still closed off. |
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| My walking companion, Sheila, looking from the new bridge back toward the trestle and new shed. |
My dang feet are giving me fits and have precluded long walks the last couple of months, but I still stubbornly keep some walking up, and we have enjoyed seeing the progress continue on the Riverwalk north of our house. Sheila and I were delighted to see today that the Riverwalk behind our house is now fully connected to the Mount Berry Trail!
Here are some pics from our walk today.
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| As we walked upstream we saw new asphalt! |
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| We snapped a selfie at the top of the ramp that leads down from the levee and under the trestle. |
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| Construction has begun on a shed to protect those on the trail from anything falling from the trestle. |
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| Emerging fro the trestle we could see that the new pavement reaches all the way to the new bridge over Little Dry Creek. |
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| Returning from the Mount Berry Trail toward the Little Dry Creek Bridge approach. |
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| The bridge from up stream. |
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| A closer look at the construction under the trestle. |
Work continues on the connection between the Riverwalk and the Mount Berry Trail. Sheila and I walked from our house to the new connection and through it to the MBT. Here are a few pictures of the progress:
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| A silly selfie from the Riverwalk looking down the ramp toward the railroad trestle. |
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| We were not the only folks making use of the new, as yet unpaved, trail. |
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| The first group started at the stairs and bridge near the bus entrance. This "new" entrance to our Armuchee Elementary Nature Trail was built as an Eagle Project by my former student, Thomas Fitzpatrick. |
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| This bridge was the first Eagle Project for which I got to serve as the school coordinator. Eagle Scout Jesse Crider was the builder. |
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| With the kids on the Jesse Crider bridge I can stand in the creek below the bluff... |
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| ...and point out the wonderful botany and geology there. |
Yesterday I took my first walk of 2021 on the Armuchee Elementary School nature trail -- you might call it my home trail. I love that trail and I love the spring ephemerals. I am hopeful that, having had my vaccine shots and with the contagion easing a little, I'll be able to mask up and lead some kids in person through that trail soon.Hepatica americana
Round-lobed Hepatica
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| Hepatica americana Round-lobed Hepatica |
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| Tipularia discolor Crane-fly Orchid |
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| Tipularia discolor Crane-fly Orchid |
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| Dentaria heterophylla Slender Toothwort |
Walking along our Armuchee Elem Nature Trail this afternoon... this drought is terrible! But the woods are lovely. The drought as erased some of the smaller streams on Lavendar Mountain. Here are two short video explorations. I posted the second on Facebook and include the comment on that video from Anita Stewart.
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| They maples are gorgeous. |
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| There is at least some water, almost obscured by the floating fall leaves, here near the beginning of the trail. |
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| What a beautiful time to walk the world's most beautiful elementary school nature trail (IMO). |
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| As you can see, I love to see the rainbow of fall colors ... |
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| ...floating on the stream. |
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| We call this informal cluster of benches near the southern edge of school property "The Outpost". A great place for a story or lesson when the weather is right |
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| Farther up the stream, where may students and I have in previous years waded to find crawdads... |
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| ...dust. |
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| Here there should v=be two small streams merging their waters... |
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| ...now dry as a bone. |
Comment:
Anita Stewart
I need to talk a walk on the trail....it has been years since I have gone down the trail that so many worked so hard to develop. Miss those days.
By the way....Terrell....love this video with your shadow.
