Why Georgia Overland?

In a word, Connectivity. I wish to find all open and legal, unpaved roads in Georgia. The goal is to create a network of dirt, gravel or unimproved roads and trails across Georgia. My focus is on North Georgia, though the project is open to any roads in the state that meet the criteria, and will likely include portions of NW South Carolina, SW North Carolina, SE Tennessee and NE Alabama. If you have a favorite legal trail, track or route you wish to share, and you have no reservations offering it up freely to the world, send an email my way.

Enjoy the journey,

David
David@georgiaoverland.com


Thursday, October 11, 2012

Where is the route I have heard so much about?

Well folks, the route is still not wrapped up and I've been busy enjoying life.  Back in June I mentioned the final scouting trip to areas west of the Cohutta Wilderness.  I'm rather disappointed in what I found and I'm now left with a dilemma.  I originally intended to build an off-pavement route across the northern section of Georgia but I'm finding the gaps between pavement and non-pavement are a bit too large to consider for the route.  Do I link together the bits and pieces of dirt and gravel road, even if there is an undesirable amount of pavement, just to complete the route 'across' Georgia to Alabama?  Or, do I end it on the west side of the Cohuttas and be done with it?   Anyone have any thoughts on this? 

I'm also now considering the creation of a loop into Tennessee and North Carolina, rather than the East-West route I initially intended.  Why not?  Loops are more fun, right? 

Stay tuned and maybe, just maybe, I will get this finished up with a nice set of cleaned up .gpx/.shp/.kmz files to share with everyone.  And perhaps, a fancy printed map too. 

-David


Another reason I have not made more progress is I choose to squander my time doing fun stuff.  Here's a few pics from the 2012 Overland Rally...

On my way to the Rally, I passed this sign.  Scott, this is for you!


What every back road traveller likes to see



Fooling around with the Panorama option on the new iPhone


The Rally was held at Crawford's Campground near Murphy, NC.
Crawford's was a popular launching point for many offroad trips
 prior to the closure of Tellico.
 
Exofficio and Oztent, along with many other vendors,
as they just begin to set up
  
The van gurus of U-Joint Offroad were present





On top of Buck Bald with the dual sport guys.
This was my introduction to dirt and gravel on the Sherpa.

Great bunch of guys.  Duncan, Daniel, Joe and the South Brothers.








Posted by David at 9:25 AM

6 comments:

  1. MuddytireNovember 2, 2012 at 9:52 PM

    I actually live in Cohutta, and as sad as it is, there isn't anything west of here worth noting. Any off pavement driving I do is east of here or north. I think a loop would be cool. Me and a buddy are going to meet somewhere and I'm planning to use your maps to get around out there. Keep up the good work!

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  2. DavidNovember 3, 2012 at 4:58 PM

    Hey Muddytire,

    Thank you very much for the feedback. It's good to hear from people with personal knowledge of an area. I couldn't shake this nagging feeling that the route existed and I was simply missing dirt and gravel roads in the area. I really appreciate it!

    David

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    1. DavidNovember 3, 2012 at 5:00 PM

      Muddytire,

      If you have a moment, shoot me an email at gaoverland@gmail.com.

      Thanks,
      David

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  3. MuddytireFebruary 15, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    I wanted to ask you if you happen to remember where the 4th picture (panoramic) was taken? That looks like a beautiful trail with good scenery.

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  4. DavidFebruary 15, 2013 at 7:08 PM

    I will have to check. I don't recall the FS road #, but I know it's very close to Crawford's Camp.

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  5. MuddytireMarch 4, 2013 at 8:16 PM

    I wanted to thank you for the package. I received it last week. By the way, those business cards are really cool!

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