Why I take Boyds Creek/Gists Creek/ Indian Gap for my commute instead of the treacherous Chapman Highway:

#1) Because if I’m gonna do 45 mph, it’s gonna be on a road with people who are used to it & most don’t have a death wish

#2) Because it’s only a quarter of a mile longer

#3) Because you never know what you might see. Tuesday I had to brake for turkey vultures dining on a coyote, Wednesday it was a chicken crossing the road, Thursday an unsure border collie, & today a multitude of squirrels.

#4) Because that route is still populated by people who wave when they pass you

#5) Because it feels like home twenty years ago…a slower pace…less Yankees…more trees

I encourage you to try a different route yourself once in awhile. You may break from a mundane commute.

#6) it gives me a chance to unwind & enjoy the scenery after work, especially beautiful this time of year. I see something different every day.

***disclaimer***

This particular trek is not for the faint of heart in the best of conditions, due to narrow, winding roads. It is not to be attempted in sleet or snow.

  Here’s something else I’ve noticed. The road names on Boyds Creek: Golden Harvest…Boyds Creek Meadows…Rippling Waters. Those are features long gone with the addition of these subdivisions. I guess it’s good they used it for the namesake. Maybe someday people will wonder what it looked like before the yuppies took over.