I headed into downtown Watkinsville, Georgia for today's ride. The plan was to make a giant loop like I usually do on two of my favorite country roads in this area. From downtown Watkinsville, I headed south on Georgia Route 15. A right turn on Astondale Road followed by another right turn onto Colham Ferry Road would bring me back into town.

Georgia Route 15 is known as the Greensboro Highway in this part of the state, and is one of the two previously mentioned favorites. Like the name implies, traveling south on this road from Watkinsville will eventually lead motorists to the city of Greensboro. And while that may be a good goal for me in the future, I didn't go nearly that far today. Even so, I did pull over a couple of times during my four miles for a breather.

The cows didn't seem to mind the paparazzi taking pics.

They noticed me taking pics and went about their business.

The Greensboro Highway, and all of Georgia Route 15 that I have explored to date, is a good example of a great "country" road. It's only two lanes, but more than makes up for that by passing through a lot of sparsely populated territory. This is my default route to Jekyll Island for this very reason.

I pedaled onward heading south on Route 15 until I reached my first right turn at Astondale Road.

I passed by a couple of people fishing in what appeared to be their own private pond.

I encountered a long uphill about midway through my stay on Astondale Road.

The sun peaking through the trees made for a good picture.

I passed by a large property heading up this hill. I'm guessing this is one property judging by the continuous length of the fence.

I spotted a small cabin next to me, which gave me a good excuse to stop for a breather.

If I was ever going to go the "tiny house" route, this is how I would do it.

A small home on a few acres would be ideal for me.

If this was an old cabin, it looked to be fully restored.

I spotted more locals hanging out in the field next to me.

I continued on and soon found myself at the intersection with Colham Ferry Road.

Turning left would take me south toward Greensboro, (Colham Ferry Road runs parallel to Route 15).

The Poplar Springs Baptist Church "Lighthouse" is a familiar landmark along Colham Ferry Road.

Going straight ahead would take me past the UGA Equestrian Center and into Bishop, Georgia. I made that ride earlier this year.

I turned right onto Colham Ferry Road to head back to Watkinsville. This is also a ride I made earlier this year, but in the opposite direction.

Soon I had arrived at the end of Colham Ferry Road where it intersects with Main Street.

I turned right again and headed back to the car.

Today's ride was good for around 10 miles.