Wednesday: 18 November 2009
Occasionally WFD is asked to participate in Oglethorpe County community events, and so on Saturday Glenn and I will run down to the station, pick up the tanker, and drive a few miles northeast into Crawford. The event is the Fifth Annual Restoration Run, a 5K and 15K race that celebrates the now impending restoration of the old railroad Depot in Crawford. It was a big deal in the mid 1800s, and a lot of folks, including WFD’s own treasurer, worked hard over the past decade to make its restoration begin.
Our role is to sit halfway down Smokey Road and act as a marker so the runners don’t run past their turnaround point. We’re to be there at 7:15am. Then, around 9:15 pm we’re supposed to drive along the route to Hargrove Lake Rd and Crawford-Smithonia Rd and sit there for an hour or two marking the spot for the 15K race, so the runners don’t turn left and instead continue right toward Devils Pond community.
It’s a pretty simple task. I’ll take the camera, of course!
Something I hadn’t known: the enigmatic Meriwether Lewis, of the Louis and Clark Expedition, grew up in Oglethorpe County, the Goosepond area of Oglethorpe County about 20 miles northeast of us, from the age of six. That’s where he developed his love of nature and exploration. Now how cool is that? About as cool as a post I wrote Feb 2007 about our militia districts of 200 years ago. The name “Wolfskin” survives, but Louis, who died of apparently self-inflicted gunshot wounds at the age of 35, probably predated it by a couple of decades.
Because of potentially inclement weather, I’ll post a confirmation early Saturday morning, however at the moment things look reasonably good.
Our role is to sit halfway down Smokey Road and act as a marker so the runners don’t run past their turnaround point. We’re to be there at 7:15am. Then, around 9:15 pm we’re supposed to drive along the route to Hargrove Lake Rd and Crawford-Smithonia Rd and sit there for an hour or two marking the spot for the 15K race, so the runners don’t turn left and instead continue right toward Devils Pond community.
It’s a pretty simple task. I’ll take the camera, of course!
Something I hadn’t known: the enigmatic Meriwether Lewis, of the Louis and Clark Expedition, grew up in Oglethorpe County, the Goosepond area of Oglethorpe County about 20 miles northeast of us, from the age of six. That’s where he developed his love of nature and exploration. Now how cool is that? About as cool as a post I wrote Feb 2007 about our militia districts of 200 years ago. The name “Wolfskin” survives, but Louis, who died of apparently self-inflicted gunshot wounds at the age of 35, probably predated it by a couple of decades.
| Of course, if you just happen to be flying into Crawford, GA (pop 800) early Saturday morning, you should stop by and say hi. We’re not likely to be doing much other than waiting. During the first stretch, approach along Smokey Rd from the west - points east will be closed to traffic, I’d guess. And then after 9am, you’d have to come down Hargrove Lake Road from the northeast, for the same reason. Here, I’ll attach a clickable map! The two red dots mark our spots. Google’s A dot marks the Depot, where the races begin and end. |  |
Because of potentially inclement weather, I’ll post a confirmation early Saturday morning, however at the moment things look reasonably good.
