{"id":29341,"date":"2022-04-13T17:29:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T22:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=29341"},"modified":"2024-10-04T09:45:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T14:45:22","slug":"southern-hills-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/southern-hills-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Hills, Day 4 (Serendipity)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We were well into the journey by the time we arrived at the second race in Macon, Georgia. 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We passed through rural backcountry and small town America most of the day, other than a brush with Athens. I even followed the most direct route for once. Roadside attraction and county counting all fell along a convenient path, a rare occurrence indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old South<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/51962924796\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51962924796_6507d8c1d9_b.jpg\" alt=\"Uncle Remus Museum in Eatonton, Georgia. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What should I make of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncleremusmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uncle Remus Museum<\/a> in Eatonton (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/2KypiaUCWdfDayRP6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>)? I felt conflicted. Its mere existence conjured images of Reconstruction and Jim Crow. Mentally I put <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uncle_Remus\">Uncle Remus<\/a> into a similar category as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aunt_Jemima\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aunt Jemima<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=mammy+dolls\">mammy dolls<\/a>, a controversial anachronism who&#8217;s time had long since passed. So the museum had to walk a fine line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;For more than half a century the Uncle Remus Museum has conserved Joel Chandler Harris\u2019 early years in Eatonton, GA. Harris voiced the African American critter tales he heard as a boy working at Turnwold Plantation through Uncle Remus, a composite character drawn from several local slaves who shared the stories with him.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a challenging topic although softened in this setting. First it was a museum so it could provide context that differentiated it from, say, a Confederate statue on a courthouse lawn (although <a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/51961479184\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">we ran into those<\/a> too). Second, it focused more emphasis on the life of the author than the stereotypes and tropes presented by his works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Another Day, Another Tree<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/51962924011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51962924011_20605caf65_b.jpg\" alt=\"Tree That Owns Itself in Athens, Georgia. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we continued north until reaching Athens where the highway provides a quick, efficient bypass. We didn&#8217;t do that though. No, we drilled right through downtown Athens and Saturday afternoon traffic. This included clipping a corner of the University of Georgia and a scenic tour of the massive fraternity and sorority houses along Milledge Avenue. Students milled about everywhere on this beautiful spring afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why would we subject ourselves to this? Well, because I needed to see another tree that owned itself (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/PrPaCEzbBvaUjV3d8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>). Apparently the one in Alabama <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=29248\">two days earlier<\/a> wasn&#8217;t enough. According to a marker at the base of the tree, William H. Jackson decided to &#8220;<em>convey entire possession of itself and all land within eight feet of the tree on all sides<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately it <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tree_That_Owns_Itself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">may be too good to be true<\/a>. Jackson&#8217;s ownership of this particular plot was in doubt. The earliest documentation consisted of a single local newspaper article from 1890. Oh, and the original tree died in 1942 so this one is a replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet, fully understanding all of this well in advance, I still had to visit it. That says more about me than the tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beer Festival?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/51962988618\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51962988618_c1a2811bbc_b.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Brewing Company in Athens, Georgia. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So I felt I deserved a little reward for fighting my way through Athens traffic just to see a tree. I deserved a beer and I could select from several nearby breweries. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sobrewco.com\/\">Southern Brewing Co<\/a>. required no detour whatsoever and that&#8217;s where we stopped (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/YwoPtk3aoB9SWopDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s an expression we&#8217;ve all heard before: &#8220;it&#8217;s better to be lucky than good&#8221;. Maybe that&#8217;s not always the case but today it held true. Somehow we stumbled upon the one place along our route holding a beer and music festival that afternoon. It was a benefit for a breast cancer foundation and we were glad to contribute to the cause. Sadly we also had to keep a schedule and we couldn&#8217;t stay long. The bands would play and the beer would flow for several more hours after we left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hit three breweries that day. In addition to this one we stopped at Amici Brewing in Madison, Georgia for lunch and Keowee Brewing in Seneca, South Carolina for dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cromer\u2019s Mill Covered Bridge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/51962923026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51962923026_26928edbfe_b.jpg\" alt=\"Cromer's Mill covered bridge near Royston, Georgia. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, of course I wanted to stay at the brewery longer.  Fortunately I found a consolation prize; another covered bridge to explore. The Cromer\u2019s Mill Bridge near Royston, Georgia crossed Nails Creek just yards away from our direct route (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/cRXgaEKELLPudY387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>). This was an easy catch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It dated to 1907, named for a pioneering family that operated a nearby woolen mill in the mid 19th Century. The bridge had seen better days, though. Gates prevented anyone from walking across it, much less driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to South Carolina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/51963481650\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51963481650_fcb5d8e460_b.jpg\" alt=\"I-85 Welcome Center, entering South Carolina. Photo by howderfamily.com; (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually we crossed the border into South Carolina. I&#8217;m not sure why I recorded the sign; it didn&#8217;t mark the exact border. But it sat right at the Welcome Center outside of Fair Play along Interstate 85 (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/ZjUQGir6mvkd2YoL8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">map<\/a>). I guess I have a thing for road signs and <a href=\"\/blog\/?p=2682\">rest stops<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Macon Race Recap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/macon-ga-run.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"844\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/macon-ga-run.png\" alt=\"Mainly Marathons Race in Macon, Georgia. 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I did my best 10K of the series that morning, 48:44, which equaled a 7:52 pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles in the Southern Hills Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=29196\">Positioning<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=29248\">Roadside Attractions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=29290\">Unfinished Business<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=29341\">Serendipity<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=29391\">Summits<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=29443\">Georgia Smokies<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>See Also: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/96225726@N08\/albums\/72157634712195611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Complete Photo Album<\/a> on Flickr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were well into the journey by the time we arrived at the second race in Macon, Georgia. 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