Journeys: The Move

Moving!

Photograph by Chuck Bolte.

The long anticipated move from Augusta, GA to somewhere in the state of Maryland is finally approaching, and, actually, as I am writing it has approached and passed. I left that peachy peach state and its ridiculously hot humidness on November 7th with no signs of ever returning, but I did throw at least one going away party at Paul's house as well as took a road riding trip to the mountains of northern Georgia during my final weekend in Augusta.

The trip to northern Georgia included myself, Paul, and Vegan Matt. We drove to Helen, GA Vegan Matt's six hamster powered Honda on Saturday where we enjoyed Oktoberfest in the small Alpine village, some enjoyed it more thoroughly than others. That night we camped in the vicinity of the top of a random small mountain on the outskirts of Helen. The stars were our night light, twinkling over fly-less tents and the mountain winds whipped with a crispness unimaginable in Augusta. It was a perfect mountain night with perfect intoxicated hiccups.

The next morning we awoke and dressed in our Sunday cycling best for a mostly chilly three gap ride in the mountains. Matt selected a route that began and ended in Helen and included Hog Pen Gap, Jack's Gap, and Unicoi Gap. The ride went off without a hitch, other than some mysterious wobbling from the Orbea on steep descents, and Matt took some great pictures of the whole event, but has yet to email them to me. I still like him nonetheless. The trip to northern Georgia was a wonderful way to spend my last weekend in the South, but it is time to move onto bigger and better things in the cold, cold North.

The last cycling related activity to occur in Augusta was a photo opportunity with mine and Nate's beautiful fixies. The intent is that these pictures will be displayed on the Fixed Gear Gallery (.com), but someone still has to post them. Below is a sample.

Papa's got a brand new bag!
Photograph by Chuck Bolte.