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jwh445
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Arriving Fri.
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7/17/2007 1:43:25 PM
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Howdy folks, John from Metairie LA here. My family and I are arriving this Fri in the Blue Creek area. We are bringing our boat and are looking forward to enjoying your beautiful lake again this year. Understanding the water is a bit low, we are bringing our road bikes also. We ride avidly here at home and were interested in 50 - 70 mile routes around Lake Martin. It has been raining at home now for the past 5 days, hopefully we will bring this along with us to Lake Martin. Looking forward to spending quality family time at your secret paradise.
John
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CAT BOAT
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7/17/2007 1:59:17 PM
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Hey, I hope you as great of time here as we do down your way. I visit your area two time each year. Ticfaw and Royal Purple Poker run. Have been to Yeagers, Chickendrop, Sunbuns and The Prop Stop. Had a blast. What kind of boat are you bringing.
"Bling it on"
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jwh445
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7/17/2007 3:14:52 PM
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We will be bringing a Checkmate Pulsare 1850BR with a Merc Opti 175, along with a jet ski, a four man inflatable and a small island. Good to here you have enjoyed our secret paradise and hopefully will visit again. What kind of boat are you pokerrunning in? Lake Pontchartrain is a far cry from Lake Martin. I guess you have to take the good with bad; we always have water, sometimes way too much. Our lake can also get very nasty with any wind over 15kts. Looking forward to next week.
John
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CAT BOAT
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7/17/2007 4:31:29 PM
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We have a 30' Eliminator Daytona that we bring there, and to the Destin, FL runs. Yes, Ponchartrain gets really rough at times. Enjoy your trip.
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jwh445
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7/18/2007 1:06:07 PM
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Catboat
I am looking for info on traffic flow on Hwy 50 (from Blue Creek) to Hwy 63, north to Wind Creek. Thinking of using this as a road cycling route. How many lanes? Any shoulder? Traffic level early in the morning?
John
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LifeTime Laker
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7/18/2007 2:23:37 PM
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Not CATBOAT but I will try to help. From Blue creek go south on 49 then west on 50. This takes you below the dam. One of the most beautiful dams in the southeast BTW. If you call in advance they will give you a guided tour. You may also choose to take the 'Scenic Overlook' that bears off to the right off 50 before the dam. It will take you to the overlook that has a 7-8 mille view up kowliga bay. But if you take the overlook it turns into a dirt road jsut past the overlook park. It is a very well maintained dirt road but still dirt. There is also about 11 miles of hiking trails that stem from the overlook. Most rated moderate I think. Google Cherokee trails for more info on them. Hwy 50 after the dam will run into hwy 259 and then a few miles over to hwy 63. There are a couple of neat little country store type places on that stretch of 50. The names slip by me right now but maybe somebody else can post them. One is a new eatery also I think. Go north and you will pass Kowliga Marina immortalized by Hank Williams. Worth a stop IMHO. Further north up 63 you will see the signs for Wind Creek State park. Stop at the gate and tell them you are just riding thru to site see or to go to the marina and they wont even make you pay the exorbatant $1 per person cover fee. After riding the park (largest state park in Alabama) take a right out ot the gate. That is Coven Abbott hwy. Follow it to hwy 280. 280 is four lane hwy, all the others are curvy state maintianed 2 lane hwy that are great for bikes IMHO. Go east (rt turn) onto 280. This a busy 4 lane and wil be the only 'traffick' you should encounter on this journey. Take 280 all the way into Dadeville, about 12 miles. At the red light at Macdonalds take a right back on to hwy 49 south and go thru Dadeville till you get back to Blue Creek.
One other side trip I can recommend is just outside of Dadeville if you go left on 49 north it is 12 miles out to horsebend national millitary park. It is pretty much a ride thru park with a couple of spots to stop and enjoy the scenery. Inside the main building you can watch a film on the battle of horseshoe bend. It is aobut 20 minutes long, and then they give a demostration of firing muskets outside. Worth the trip to me, but not all folks are into such things.
I highly recommend the overlook side trip, even if you turn around and go back down the paved side. It is only a few miles to see the best view on Lake Martin. Traffick should not be an issue at all on this trip. I take all my new out of town guests on this same trip. Just the ride without any stops and you are talking an hour and fifteen to one and a half hours at average speeds so that will give you a gauge on what time frame you will need.
I hope this helps make your trip to our jewel a little more satisfying and enjoyable. If you want a tour by water you will just have to pick me up and take me with you, I can't type that much.....lol.
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BigFoot
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7/18/2007 5:06:28 PM
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Good job, LTL.......rode up 49 North thru Horseshoe Bend yesterday...scenery is great....had a good lunch at General's Cafe (open all afternoon)...take a left at intersection of 22 and 49 N ..go a couple miles or so to get there...
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LifeTime Laker
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7/18/2007 5:28:21 PM
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Thanks BigFoot. I think I mapped out a decent day trip for the newbie. That really is a nice ride. Like I said, it seems I do it at least once a season, but still enjoy it every time. I wish my knees would allow me to make use of some of the Cherokee Hiking Trails. I bet that is really beautifull in the fall, although it is mostly evergreens on the bluffs so not much color or loss of foilage. For hikers though, Wind Creek has some nice trails and so does Horseshoe Bend. I am sure both of those would be easier than Cherokee on old arthritic knees.
Somebody else recently mentioned that cafe to me. I will make it a point to get over there and check it out.
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