The Goldmine Road at Tallapoosa River

When I was a child, there were so many stories going on in my area about the "Goldmine Road" near the bridge crossing the Talapoosa River. My loved ones used to tell stories about the road having "panthers" and catfish that are bigger than most. Those stories aren't false in some ways, but I don't believe other stories.

When I observed the Goldmine Road, I was much younger. When it rains, this area is heavily flooded and you are in water. Many people like taking their atv's and camping in this area. I noticed red trumpet vines in this area. It was summer time and the area was near the water. Trumpet vines are rich and red flowering vines that have shiny leaves and grow up to 6-8 feet. The species name is campsis radicans

I noticed too, there's alot of kudzu and trillium that grows around the area. Any lake area that's a little wild loves trillium, kudzu, pink honeysuckle bush and red trumpet vine. These plants attract lots of hummingbirds and butterflies.

There have been sightings of smaller bears that are black bears. They don't exceed 200lbs or more and eat grubs, honey, berries and little things. These bears are known throughout the southeast as honey bears, but they are just black bears. You see them mostly in the northern part of the state, but in Central Alabama they love water and the things around it.

Black panthers have been known to run the parts too. Many people believe there are a few black panthers running around the Goldmine road. There is fact of the Florida panthers hanging around here. They will attack if threatened because they are naturally wild feline species and it's in their nature.  If you go out west where other pumas are, they attack joggers and walkers on a regular basis.

Many people said they've seen enormous fish here. That's believable because the ecosystem underneath the water's floor is very deep and there is plenty of food for fish to feed on. The catfish is one to be claimed larger than most other fish. There is an enormous amount of food for the catfish to eat complete with other entities.