Got Lost Yesterday

"Agrajag" (Agrajag) 06/09/2015 at 09:40 • Filed to: detour

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Intentionally.

I was spending some time with this cranky guy my nephew, but it was time for me to head home.

On the trip home I got stuck in traffic on the highway. I decided to take the next exit and figure it out from there. I knew roughly where I was, so I figured I couldn’t get too lost.

Best detour ever. After only a few miles of beautiful, windy country roads, I came across conserved lands. You don’t realize how much of a jungle the eastern US can be. So much of it was deforested initially that a lot of what one sees is relatively new growth.

Nice clearing followed quickly by impenetrable forest.

There weren’t that many flowers around, sadly.

More trees.

It ended up being a pretty small park. I was able to walk all the trails in under an hour. Beautiful though, and they allow dogs in parts of it so I’ll return with !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

I continued on the same road and sure enough ended up somewhere I was familiar with.

A nice drive along a beautiful river road brought me to the small town of !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Before a devastating flood in 1955 this was the largest covered bridge in the country.

This foot bridge was built in its place shortly after.

Having found my way below the bridge I noticed a trail that ran alongside the river. And found this little bastard. Just hopping along, oblivious to the fact someone is trying to get a picture of you.

It eventually got sick of me harassing it and flew off.

Then I came across this drainage tunnel which runs directly under the town. “Please don’t let there be a bear inside. Please don’t let there be a bear inside. Or hobos. Or dead hobos.”

This was as far as I dared go. Looks like there is an opening at the surface on the other side of it.

A few yards after the drug den it becomes apparent this is a park. Kind of weird.

“Honey, where are the kids?”

“They’re playing in the storm drain.”

“Okay.”

The path continues for a bit but quickly becomes a poison ivy obstacle course. My cue to turn back.

I head back to my car and decide to stop at a pull off to check out the train tracks. They run along the river just below and parallel to the road.

With my detour over I head home. A day enjoyed is time well spent.

And not moments later...

Justin T. Westbrook > Agrajag 06/09/2015 at 10:19

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I did this Sunday! I’m in NC, and I’m lucky enough to live on the edge of the burbs, so I went rural-exploring. Found an old Deep River Reservoir and a bunch of sand mines which were deserted for the weekend. I had a blast. It was probably illegal.

Xyl0c41n3 > Agrajag 06/09/2015 at 17:15

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And now I must listen to Cake.

Agrajag > Xyl0c41n3 06/10/2015 at 09:33

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I already do.

Oh, the band! That too.