The Back Roads of Home.

I think one of the things I miss from my years of growing up in Hyde Park is the character of the back roads that connect the people of the township.  Each road had its own unique character, different from the others and each a challenge to confront and learn from.  Of course, the 16-year old me would say they were fun to drive with some speed as I imagined myself behind the wheel of a sports car.

For example, take the road course that began in East Park, at the intersection of Violet Avenue (9G) and Crum Elbow Road, proceed along Crum Elbow until you make a hard right on Cream Street, climbing up the hill past the farms, then a right onto Dutchess Hill Road headed to East Dorsey Lane, where you would make a hard right onto Creek Road heading back to Violet Avenue and East Park.

The scenery was ever-changing, the roads more often than not vacant, and the terrain challenging.  Oh, if I only had a British sports car like a Triumph or Austin Healy, and a tweed newsboy hat instead of this plain old Chevy Bel-Air and baseball cap!