When time allows, I try to take my elderly mother out for some exercise on the trails. One that has been catching my interest for the past few weeks is the Rottenwood Trail, which starts at the West Palisades parking area and after following the Chattahoochee River for a short distance, takes a left and continues up a paved trail alongside Rottenwood Creek. It seemed a great place to take her and since I will be out of town next weekend, I thought I would let today serve as something of a Mother's Day present. After getting in some big miles yesterday, I'm content with hiking at a much slower pace and along some paved trails today.
The weather is absolutely perfect and though it sprinkled on us a little bit on the drive to the trailhead, we encounter no further rain once we leave the jeep. The trail is popular and we pass many other hikers and bikers out for their daily walk or ride. Mom comments on how pretty the river is as she notes some Canadian geese out flapping in the shallow waters. Our route is nearly flat and with the pavement, she has very little difficulty. Once we make the turn to head up the creek, she seems to enjoy the views of the small stream. It is actually quite pretty. After a little over a mile, we decide to turn back, but that still ends up giving us about 2.3 miles, which is a really good distance for her.
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