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Chattahoochee River Walk, GA
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| Walk / Tour | 1.53 Miles |
94 AEG |
| | Walk / Tour | 1.53 Miles | 45 Mns | | 2.04 mph |
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| no partners | | My friend had an accident at work, broke several ribs and had to cancel her plans for her 70th birthday in NYC. Thus, I decided I needed to go see her and see how she was doing and celebrate her 70th (I've known her for 45 of those 70 years), which apparently was not to be; but, nonetheless, memorable. Luckily we were able to take Moe for a walk along the river.
You can't quite hear the river from her house. The walk is fairly close to her house. She wasn't sure if she could do it but off we went, with Moe, her Belgian Malinois dog. She is well behaved when walking, but could learn some manners for indoors. Maria lives in a small neighborhood near the old Bibb Mill in Columbus, Georgia, established in 1900–1902, was a major textile producer that anchored the community of Bibb City. Known for producing cotton products, yarn, and tire cord, the mill expanded significantly after WWI and operated for 96 years. The facility closed in 1998, with the main structure tragically destroyed by fire in 2008.
She knows lots of people in the neighborhood so told me stories along the way as we headed to the Riverwalk below.
Of course, the mossed trees were fabulous, even without their leaves. The Magnolia trees were HUGE! and still had their leaves. We made our way down to the Chattahoochee River and enjoyed the sound and visual. Eventually we got to the old mill site built of beautiful red brick. There are also elevated walkways and places to stop with nice benches. They now hold special events here. We continued past the power plant area. On each side of us were the vines that had grown over the flora. Above we saw the big stack of red brick with a raven on top.
We made our way up the hill and past one of the Mill buildings that is no longer used as I could see through to the outside via one of the doors. You can actually see this structure from Maria's house. Good thing we did this today as tomorrow, despite our doubts, we had significant snow on the ground for Columbus. We did another walk a couple days later in a different part of the neighborhood. She's lucky to be in such a neat area for her 'hood walks. |
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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled. |
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