2011 Adventures
...the year in review...
A record snowfall in January gave me my first ever snow hike, while less than a week later I had another first: trudging across a cold Brushy Creek to help in a joint Forest Service / Wild South initiative to save a special arborglyph in danger of collapsing. Come summer I ventured to the Great Smoky Mountains and embarked on my first rafting trip down the Pigeon River, where we cowboy camped alongside. As the summer waned, I tried out hammock camping, and ventured with Dan through Quillan Creek in Sipsey, the storm damage from the April tornadoes still untouched. In November I took a trip to Arkansas to tackle the length of the Flatside Wilderness Area. That trip came with a few days of camping and exploring Hot Springs National Park. I'd end the year on the Pinhoti Trail, to satisfy a curiosity of how time had treated an old camping spot.
All Hiking Adventures[Camping Trips in RED, Cabin stays in BLUE] |
| Date | Preview | Locations | Length | Photos | Journal |
| Dec 23 |  |
Bankhead National Forest, AL
Collier Creek |
3 mi |  |
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| Nov 25 |  |
Talladega National Forest, AL
Pinhoti Trail FS 500 north to Terrapin Reservoir #3 |
8 mi | |
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| Nov 5-6 | |
Flatside Wilderness Area, AR
Ouchita Recreation Trail |
11 mi | |
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| Nov 3-5 |  |
Hot Springs National Park, AR
Gulpha Gorge Trail, Goat Rock Trail, Grand Promenade |
5 mi | |
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| Oct 29 |  |
Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, AL
White Springs Dike Trail |
4 mi | |
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| Oct 15 |  |
Sipsey Wilderness Area, AL
Thompson Creek Trail, White Oak Hollow, Bee Branch |
8 mi | |
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| Oct 12 |  |
Rainbow Mountain Trails, AL
Jamooko Loop Rainbow Mountain Loop |
2 mi | |
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| Sep 16-17 |  |
Sipsey Wilderness Area, AL
Quillan Creek, Hubbard Creek, Thompson Creek Trail |
5 mi | |
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| Aug 20-21 |  |
Lake Chelsea, AL
LNT Trainer Course |
-- mi | |
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| Aug 12-13 |  |
Bankhead National Forest, AL
Brushy Creek, Sougahoagdee Falls |
3.75 mi | |
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| Jul 24 |  |
Harvest Square Preserve, AL
Beaver Dam Trail, Dry Creek Trail |
2 mi | |
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| July 16-17 |  |
Cherokee National Forest, TN
Pigeon River rafting adventure |
5.5 mi | |
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| Jul 16 |  |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
Chimney Tops Trail |
3.8 mi | |
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| Jun 11-12 |  |
Bankhead National Forest, AL
Rippey Trail, White Creek, Sipsey River Trail, Bee Branch, Randolph Trail |
13 mi | |
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| May 20-21 |  |
Bankhead National Forest, AL
Caney Creek |
3.5 mi | |
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| Apr 16 |  |
Sipsey Wilderness Area, AL
Borden Creek Trail |
3.25 mi | |
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| Apr 3 |  |
Monte Sano State Park, AL
McKay Hollow Trail, South Plateau Loop, Fire Tower Trail, North Plateau Loop |
5 mi | |
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| Apr 2 |  |
Rainbow Mountain Trails, AL
Rainbow Mountain Loop, Spring Trail |
2 mi | |
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| Mar 20 |  |
Monte Sano Preserve, AL
Alm's House Trail, Wildflower Trail |
1.25 mi | |
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| Mar 19 |  |
Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, AL
Beaverdam Swamp Boardwalk, Atkeson Cypress Trail |
1.5 mi | |
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| Mar 12 |  |
Sipsey Wilderness Area, AL
Thompson Creek Trail, White Oak Hollow, Bee Branch, Sipsey River Trail |
9.25 mi | |
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| Feb 27 |  |
Bankhead National Forest, AL
East Fork Beech Creek |
3.75 mi | |
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| Feb 18-19 |  |
Sipsey Wilderness Area, AL
Quillan Creek, Riddle Creek |
6.5 mi | |
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| Feb 5 |  |
Bankhead National Forest, AL
West Fork Beech Creek |
3.5 mi | |
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| Jan 29 |  |
Bankhead National Forest, AL
Horse Creek |
4 mi | |
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| Jan 23 |  |
Bankhead National Forest, AL
Upper Payne Creek |
2 mi | |
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| Jan 21 |  |
Bankhead National Forest, AL
Save the Birdman! |
1 mi | |
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| Jan 15 |  |
Rainbow Mountain Trails, AL
Rainbow Mountain Loop, Wild Trail |
1.5 mi | |
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| Jan 1 |  |
Monte Sano Preserve, AL
Alm's House Trail, Old Railroad Bed Trail |
1.5 mi | |