Saratoga, Greenfield, Braim Road Shines in Honor Earth Day.

Sunday we did our annual Earth Day spring clean-up on Braim Road. Lots of neighbors along the road that have time show up and pitch in to rid the roadside of trash. It’s just amazing the things that turn up along the road.  Among other things, this year we hauled out the usual assortment of beer bottles, a surprising number of which were those big quart size bottles. The fact that these are likely tossed out a car window gives you a pretty good idea of the drinking and driving that still goes on. Coors Light seems to be the drunk drivers brew of choice. This year we also turned up a box of magazines, car tires, skid cables (from a logging operation), small bent pieces of metal and wood scraps,  countless cigarette butts, bottle tops, fast food packaging… a mixed bag of modern human “detritus.”  From what I gather from other communities that have adopted roadsides in Saratoga, this is the average sort of haul. We have to thank the Town of Greenfield for providing the bags, safety vests and cones and, of course, for picking up the piles we leave along the road.

Braim Road clean-up

It’s shameful that people are so lazy and disrespectful. Braim Road is a beautiful, twisting path through the woods dotted with streams and ponds, waterfalls and an amazing assortment of wildlife. Because we have so much gorgeous woodlands here, and it’s timber country, we also have old logging roads. As a result, there are still a few places along the road where people who wish to illegally dump their waste can find a place to pull into the woods and leave their unpleasant mark.

Spring clean-up on Braim Road is an annual event we all look forward too, not because we like picking up other peoples trash but because we love Braim Road, and we like seeing each other.  In fact, when we have time we’ll organize an impromptu barbecue when we’re done and spend the rest of the afternoon enjoying each other’s company while the kids run around and play.

Granite Lake Drive is a cul-de-sac along Braim Road. Set back off Braim Road, the cul-de-sac offers an extra measure of peace and privacy but with neighbors too. Each  of the 6 houses on Granite Lake Drive has approximately 5+ acres of land, just enough, but not too much, to feel isolated. 8 Granite Lake Drive is a rare opportunity to join the great little community that is Braim Road — peace, privacy and proximity to Saratoga.  We’ll be holding an open house on Sunday, May 2 from 1-3. Stop by and check it out, but please leave your trash at home.