Ok, so maybe this is not what they were talking about. Went to the Chattahoochee for a longer run on Saturday and managed to get in 16 miles, although it took close to 2:45. It is nice to be able to leave my house and drive for about 3 miles and be able to run on trails for 16 miles or so. I am not sure who says Atlanta is not much of an outdoor town, but they would be dead wrong. I saw a gaggle of geese, 3 blue heron, one really large person (but hey they were out there giving it), and two park rangers, one of whom I met recently under good circumstances. His name is Will Overton, and if you come across him in the park say hello. I do not think you will come across people who love this park more than the rangers.
As I was coming back up the river on the left bank near a formation called the Marietta Mangler there was a horrible smell. NOt the normal horrible hooch smell we are used to, but something with a little extra emphasis. It is awful. This is about a 1/4 mile downstream from Ray’s on the river. When I went back under 285 I found the rangers at the park and reported it. I told them I thought a septic tank was ruptured or something. I wish you could have seen their faces. They looked like I had told someone their dog had died. There was true disappointment that the park they work & play in everyday is being even more polluted than it already is. They thanked me and were off to check it out.
It felt good to have a run in with a park ranger and not be scolded because my dog is not on a leash. Good thing the dogs can not make the long runs anymore or this situation could have been entirely different. No matter, the run was good and I felt as though I had accomplished something other than a long run by reporting a sewage leak into the river.
I have to work today so I missing the Fatass!!!! ARRRGGGGHHH- good luck to all those participating.
