If you haven't been near the Cherokee Boulevard connector in a couple years, you might not recognize the place. Not only did the city restore the meandering nature of the creek, but they also cleaned out most of the undergrowth. It looks vastly different.
For the first time in a few months I rode all the way down to Neyland Drive. Along the way it occurred to me that Tyson Park sure looks a lot cleaner than it used to.
But the most dramatic visible change was along the creek as it passes through the UT campus. I'm not sure if it's because of the above-mentioned project or some other work, but the water actually resembles a creek now. It won't be winning a beauty award any time soon, but it's a far cry from the superfund site that existed a year ago. Perhaps my nose was numb from the nippy air, but I didn't even smell any hazardous waste.
Submitted by Factchecker on Fri, 2008/02/15 - 5:28pm.
No doubt the water's the clearest and cleanest looking I've ever seen it. Never considered it was due to the work on the stretch nearer Sutherland, but that would make me feel better about all the disruption.
I have got to come down there and ride that trail one day soon.
It's pretty cool that someone took it upon themselves to clean up the muddy area. My kind of folks.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
Are you talking about the stretch between Tyson Park and Neyland Drive, near the Robertshaw site and under Joe Johnson Blvd.?
I agree it's vastly improved, but we wondered if it's just the low winter level which has been exaggerated by the drought. Time will tell, I guess.
Yes, I'm talking about this section.
I've not been down there much during the winter, so it's possible there's a seasonal dynamic to this.
What I do know is that before the place looked (and smelled)like a floating garbage dump, and now you can actually see water flowing.
Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.
"they also cleaned out most of the undergrowth"
including the bamboo grove. gone. ecologically, i don't know if that's a good or bad thing, but i do miss it visually.
Last time I was there I noticed they didn't get all the bamboo and it's making a comeback.
No doubt the water's the clearest and cleanest looking I've ever seen it. Never considered it was due to the work on the stretch nearer Sutherland, but that would make me feel better about all the disruption.
I still get a bit uneasy about my boys wading into the creek to fetch the stray rugby ball...
Tennessee v. North Carolina at 1:00 on Saturday. If you are riding through, take a break and catch some of the action.
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