REPORT RECEIVED FROM: The GCBRO Online Report Submission Form.

 
REPORT POSTED TO GCBRO WEB SITE ON:  August 31, 2013
 

DATE:    07/15/1998
 

TIME:     6:00 PM
 

LOCATION:   Edgefield or McCormick County, South Carolina
 

TERRAIN:    Wooded
 

OBSERVED:    Ok here goes ! This happened to me and a friend of mine back around 1998. There are many, many bikes trails in this part of South Carolina. There is certain trail that my buddy and I used to frequent quite often back then. I believe that particular trail is called "Turkey Creek", probably for the reason this creek runs right beside the parking lot next to the bridge that must be crossed to get to the parking lot. This bike trail, as far as many of the other trails in the area, is quite technical and is definitely a good work out for the short 7 miles in length that it represents. As I mentioned the trail is 7 miles in one way, and 7 miles back out to the parking lot. the terrain their consists of small hills, not foot hills per say, but tall none the less, approx. 50 to 75 feet high, running left to right, with the bike trail running front to back weaving in and out around these hills, if that makes any sense? The area is heavily wooded as it is part of the Sumter National forest. Not sure of the size of this area, but it has to be several thousand acres in size as I have ridden many different trails here and the forest stretches from the lake (Lake Thurmond) all the way to Augusta Georgia. This area can be pulled up on google maps if need be. Any who, we had reached the end of the trail and were probably half way back , or more to the parking lot (approx. 3.5 to 2.5 miles left?) when we stopped to catch our breath. we sat there for a second drinking water, and were about to start back peddling when we heard this scream, or yell, or something come from one of the hilltops. we both looked at each other like, what the hell was that, when another scream came from a hilltop adjacent to the first sound. We were already tired from the 9 or so miles we had already ridden , but we were hauling butt to get the hell outta there. I guess I should mention that this trail is heavily canopied with trees, so even though it was around 6pm in the summer, maybe even a little later,  because of the shade, it was kind of darkish. you have to be careful riding this trail if you get on it too late without a light for your bike as you will be riding out in the dark. Well that's my story ! I have been friends with this guy for 25 yrs. or more and we still bring it up from time to time. He has since had hip replacement surgery so he isn't much into mountain biking these days, at least not on the trails. If you need to contact me about this, please feel free ! I pass this area all the time, as it is on the way to Lake Thurmond were I fish quite frequently. Thanks for the time to post this, been a long time coming !
 

ADDITIONAL THINGS:  Nothing, except that when we heard the noise, we freaked out, hauled butt out of there, and my buddy ran through a spider web, a big one, Writing Spider, I believe, and he freaked out ! That was funny !!!!!!!!!!!!! Saw a deer bedding down for the night, and it ran when it heard us barreling up the trail, that freaked him out as well, the deer got up and ran. What ever was in those woods that evening scared us !!! We rode that particular trail for years before this incident and never heard anything ????? Now that I think back, right before we heard the sounds, it was very quite, no crickets, birds, or anything ??? This area is known for it's cricket sounds in the summer months ??????
 

DESCRIPTION OF CREATURE:  N/A
 

ACTIVITIES OF WITNESS:   Riding mountain bikes in Sumter National Forest 
 

OTHER NOTES:    N/A
 

HISTORICAL OR NEIGHBORING AREAS:  N/A
 

ADDITIONAL NOTES AND-OR FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS:  Upon contact the witness had no additional information to add to this report.

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