Georgia is famous for its red dirt roads, and some of the reddest are to be found in counties along the Fall Line. Of course, their beauty hides the danger of traveling upon them after heavy rains. Those who have traveled them in these conditions will understand what I’m talking about. I’m reminded of a time in my early 20s when a bunch of buddies and me were out riding dirt roads and got stuck in the middle of a downpour, miles from town. The first truck that tried to pull us out of the ditch got stuck, and then a tow truck got stuck. The rollback that finally freed us had to be chained to a pine tree to finish the job.

This road, near Bay Springs Methodist Church, looks a lot different since I made this photo in 2018. The pine trees have been cut out. But Deer Hunter still seems an appropriate name.