I had the opportunity to just go ride (a.k.a. no agenda or time limit due to other things needing my attention). I had the route I wanted to ride in mind but wasn’t quite certain if that was going to be the full ride for the day. I revisited this 3-5 mile dirt path following railed roads that link up with a road that would take me further out into the country. I went out and knew of an inlet that would take me to Wheeler Wildlife Refuge routes I had ridden previously.
I start heading to Wheeler. As I’m approaching the well known routes, I see this side gate open in the opposite direction. I take it. It leads me in and out of the woods into farm land and wild life refuge areas that are absolutely stunning. I took several different turns carelessly riding until I couldn’t make out a path ahead.
All in all the ride was only about 45 miles and for the first time in a very long time, I truly felt lost. My phone only had 20’ish percent battery left or else there would be a lot more pictures taken. Normally that wouldn’t stop me but I forgot to pack an extra tube; a previous ride took it out and the thought hit me that If I’m 10-15 miles away from civilization… it would be a good thing to be able to call for a pick up or tube drop off.
This particular railed road is marked as a “Private Railroad”. Not sure what that means but it makes me think of sneaky smuggling for some reason. 
The first opening into the new dirt/gravel road.
Wooded path entrance
It was a big contrast from the open clouded sunshine. Dark with the sound of my tires crushing rock and dirt; woodland creatures scurrying in the trees and forest floor. 
Back into open land. 
There was one point where a damn crossed a section of the refuge into the Tennessee River. It would be a great place to ride to, beer in tote, and watch the sun set.
This was a super rad ride that I’ll revisit several times. Feel free to get in touch if you’re in the local area to ride along. Cheers!
I’m on my 3rd roll of film and I think I’m starting to get the hang of how this low end Vivitar PS:30 works best as well as film in general. To date all photos posted have been with and iPhone. I wanted to expand my knowledge of photo taking so I figured “why not start at the bottom and work up”. The Vivitar PS:30 has allowed me to do just that.
Record Store Day 2014:
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