On our way back from an overnight stay at Glade Springs Resort my son, wife and I took the long way home up US Route 119, thru Oak Hill and Fayetteville. We joined US Route 60 at Hico and headed west towards Ansted. A friend of mine who lives in Ansted told me about a nice small waterfall on a small creek that leads to the New River. Along the creek runs a rough road that leads from town past a abandoned railroad and trestle turned into a walking path. Along the path you also pass an abandoned mine tunnel dating back to 1921. We made it all the way down the, sometimes one lane road to the New River where you can fish or walk other paths. The creek is wild enough and deep enough to take a cool (COLD) dip if you get too hot. Give it about until the middle of May and this path will be full of Rhododendrons and other wild flowers. It a great place to spend a day walking and just getting out of your winter rut.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
A day trip to Fayette County
On our way back from an overnight stay at Glade Springs Resort my son, wife and I took the long way home up US Route 119, thru Oak Hill and Fayetteville. We joined US Route 60 at Hico and headed west towards Ansted. A friend of mine who lives in Ansted told me about a nice small waterfall on a small creek that leads to the New River. Along the creek runs a rough road that leads from town past a abandoned railroad and trestle turned into a walking path. Along the path you also pass an abandoned mine tunnel dating back to 1921. We made it all the way down the, sometimes one lane road to the New River where you can fish or walk other paths. The creek is wild enough and deep enough to take a cool (COLD) dip if you get too hot. Give it about until the middle of May and this path will be full of Rhododendrons and other wild flowers. It a great place to spend a day walking and just getting out of your winter rut.
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