A Vegan Snack on the Silver Comet & Chief Ladiga Trail

I stopped at the Georgia-Alabama state line to enjoy this vegan snack. I had a huge bottle of alkaline water with Dang Sticky Rice Chips. This was a satisfying light snack. The Dang rice chips from my previous blog post were so good I wanted to try the coconut almond flavor. Very good, again! They're slightly sweet with a good crunch. I actually had two huge bottles of alkaline water. This was a very long ride in the summer heat. I needed all the water I could carry.

The Silver Comet & Chief Ladiga Trial is an old railroad bed that goes roughly from Atlanta GA to Anniston AL. Based on the segment I rode, I'll say it's an easy trail. The GA side (Silver Comet) is paved with brushed concrete, and the AL side (Chief Ladiga) is asphalt. Overall, the AL side is smoother. The slopes are so mild even the young and old could ride with ease. However this trail goes DEEP into the mountainous wilderness for dozens of miles at a time. Cell phone signals go out. There's no water fountains. Other riders disappear. The scenery goes from picturesque farm, swamp, stream, and mountain views to scary backwoods hillbilly/redneck slums with rebel flags and mean dogs, abandoned railroad warehouses, and dusty vagrants on bikes. The best part of the trail is coming into each small town just as the train did decades ago. Those towns really haven't changed much because they're historic districts. Each town seems to highlight the trail as a main attraction, and the trail is really well-maintained like a clean city park. The towns have small cafes and rest stops, but vegan food is nearly impossible out there.