carolina bay nature preserve

On Price Avenue at the intersection of Price and Whiskey Road, all the hustle and bustle is evident. Cars crowd the streets and the noise of the city is apparent. On one side of Price Ave. sits the Odell Weeks Recreation Center, with its 1 mile long Virginia Acres Walking Track encircling the athletic building and the kids playground area. But, across Price Avenue from the North East side of the track, sits a quaint building, almost hidden from view from the road, that serves as an observation deck. As you walk toward that building, the feeling you get is that you have suddenly been transported to a place that is nature's own, even though you're still very much in the city. Wood ducks, mallards, and geese can be seen floating along as if they were in some far off lake, no where near the city. Walk the trail around the lake, and... solitude. And the only thing that spoils this is the background noise of Downtown Aiken City life.