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Post by seenvic on Sept 6, 2006 12:17:12 GMT -5
I'm sad to say goodbye to an old friend. I didn't know Bruce Norris all that well. We did two rides together. I don't really recall the second one, but I know it happened.
But the first one changed my (riding) life.
We met on a gravel road (USFS 515, I think) and did a 30ish mile ride of all gravel/pavement with only a short piece of the Turkey Creek Trail in there. It was a wet winter and we didn't need to be on the trails.
On that ride, we discussed riding the length of the entire Long Cane District with as little pavement as possible. A few months later I had done it w/ a friend from Aiken. When I called Bruce to tell him, he had done it also. My route was 130ish miles over 3 days using the LCHT, Baker Creek, Wine Creek, Turkey Creek, Modoc, the old Tower Trail and ended at my old house in North Augusta. Bruce's route was 80 miles and used no trails at all, just gravel and pavement.
The ride I did became the route for the first Long Cane Massacre Ride back in 1999.
When I told Bruce we had found the old Long Cane Massacre site, he told me those were his ancestors buried there. The grave does say "Norris" on it.
Bruce was one the first people to ride a bike on any trails around here. He put a big idea in my head and I am damn glad I met him and followed up the idea w/ action.
Thanks Bruce. I'll never "go big" and not think of you while doing it.
But the first one changed my (riding) life.
We met on a gravel road (USFS 515, I think) and did a 30ish mile ride of all gravel/pavement with only a short piece of the Turkey Creek Trail in there. It was a wet winter and we didn't need to be on the trails.
On that ride, we discussed riding the length of the entire Long Cane District with as little pavement as possible. A few months later I had done it w/ a friend from Aiken. When I called Bruce to tell him, he had done it also. My route was 130ish miles over 3 days using the LCHT, Baker Creek, Wine Creek, Turkey Creek, Modoc, the old Tower Trail and ended at my old house in North Augusta. Bruce's route was 80 miles and used no trails at all, just gravel and pavement.
The ride I did became the route for the first Long Cane Massacre Ride back in 1999.
When I told Bruce we had found the old Long Cane Massacre site, he told me those were his ancestors buried there. The grave does say "Norris" on it.
Bruce was one the first people to ride a bike on any trails around here. He put a big idea in my head and I am damn glad I met him and followed up the idea w/ action.
Thanks Bruce. I'll never "go big" and not think of you while doing it.
