Heading West With No Destination In Mind - Part Eight

 We left the Jellystone Campground in Bremen Georgia and went east on 78, turning south back onto Route 27.

We entered Carrollton and skirted the edge of Historic Banning Mills, home to the World’s Largest & Longest Zip Line. Their mission in Historic Banning Mills and at Screaming Eagle Zipline Canopy Adventures is to help preserve God's creation by merging fun and exhilarating experiential adventure challenges with natural and historic educational opportunities. The adventurous part of my mind says stop, stop, let’s do this … the more sane side of my mind says “are you nuts, keep on driving!” The longest and largest zip line canopy tour course in the world has been verified by two Guinness World Records.
We saw Mail Pouch Tobacco Barns earlier in our two lane adventure, in Carrollton we saw an old general merchandise store painted with its name and the Coca-Cola logo. In Roopville Georgia there was a storage building painted with WE Johnson Sweet Potato Curing and the Coca Cola logo. Both were very pretty, it makes me want to really watch for more of them!

In Georgia, if you are traveling on Route 27, it has been designated as the Martha Berry Highway, who is Martha Berry? US 27 was designated the Martha Berry Highway by the Georgia State Legislature. It was named after Martha Berry, she was the founder of Berry College in Rome.

We turned off 27 onto 109 East. It was on 109 East that we found Ringer Park. This 25,000-acre reservoir is operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It is surrounded by deep forests and rolling fields. West Point Lake extends 35 miles along the Chattahoochee River on the AL-GA state line. The park offers excellent facilities, including camping, and an abundant largemouth bass population makes West Point Lake a great choice for all campers and anglers.

In Greenville, we found the perfect small plot of land to buy! The Double O Ranch is for sale. For a small amount of eleven million you too could own this 750-acre farm. This property is the perfect retreat or horse farm. It includes an early 1800’s farm house on the historic register. It also has stables, barns, a maintenance shop, fabrication shop and grain silos. Along with the farm house there is a guest house, ranch hand house and corporate offices. A deep well and spring supply water. There are 8 lakes for fishing, excellent fencing, pasture grasses, cover crops and mature hardwoods and pines. Popular with avid hunting and fishing sportsmen, the Double O has been carefully developed in to an excellent habitat for deer, turkey, quail, dove and ducks. The property is fully secured and gated and has 15 miles of roads.

Greenville also has a unique traffic circle in the center of town. The center of the traffic circle is where the County Courthouse is located.

In Thurston, you can find one of Georgia's most peaceful outdoor recreation areas, Sprewell Bluff Park. The enormous park features 10 picnic sites with grills, a scenic lake that allows private crafts (motor size limits), hiking trail, and several streams. Fishing is permitted in the park's lake and streams in season.

This little-known gem on the free flowing Flint River is one of this County’s greatest assets. It rests in the Plains Region of Georgia offering an outdoor haven for water sport enthusiasts. Paddle boaters, and anglers are attracted to the 1,372-acre park. Rocky bluffs and a mixture of pine and hardwoods grace the Flint River shores.


In Thomaston, we turned south onto Route 19. Before we turned onto Route 19, we got a very good look at a Muriel on the wall of a downtown building. It is a well maintained depiction of days gone by!

Entering the small town of Butler, we were lucky to watch a very crazy fawn running around on the edge of the road. It was enjoying itself in the sunshine, we are sure that the fawn’s mother was close by, just out of sight!

We passed by many Pecan Orchards, some were full of mature trees; others were a mix of new plantings and older trees. Do you know how are they harvested? Wow, I looked it up on line … it is a labor intensive process!

We arrived in Albany Georgia and spent the night at Albany RV Resort right on Route 19. It was a newer park, but had many great amenities for the overnight traveler. Most all the sites were pull-thru, all had a large concrete pad for your rig and your awning.

The restrooms were the best we have had on this trip and a very helpful and friendly staff! Another great find from the Good Sam Directory! Stay tuned for the final legs of our two lane adventure!