WeatherManSam

...adventures of a woodland wanderer...

Sam Calhoun • Poet • Geoscientist • Nature Photographer

| 2017 adventures |

Dec 14 Perdido Key

Perdido Key State Park, FL

no trails

Length: -- mi

Dec 13 Five Rivers

Five Rivers Delta Resource Center, AL

Bowles Woods, Live Oak, Battery, Gopher, Osprey Trail

Length: 1 mi

Dec 13 Sandhill Crane

Mississippi Sandhill Crane NWR, MS

C. L. Dees Nature Trail, Fontainebleau Nature Trail

Length: 2.75 mi

Dec 13 Grand Bay

Grand Bay NWR, MS

Oak Grove Loop, Savanna Trail Boardwalk, Savanna Trail

Length: 1.75 mi

Dec 12 Bon Secour

Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, AL

Point Beach Trail

Length: 4 mi

Dec 12 Weeks Bay

Weeks Bay Estaurine Research Reserve, AL

Interpretive Boardwalk, Live Oak, Bog Boardwalk, Blue Two, Upland Loop

Length: 2.5 mi

Dec 1-3 Tims Ford

Tims Ford State Park, TN

Old Spann House, Highland Rim, Clifton Doyle, Bike Trail

Length: 6 mi

Nov 11 Cedars of Lebanon

Cedars Of Lebanon State Park, TN

Hidden Springs, Limestone Sinks, Cedar Glades, Cedar Forest, Dixon Merritt, Jackson Cave

Length: 8 mi

Nov 5 Bankhead

Bankhead National Forest, AL

Upstream on Brushy Creek from Brushy Lake Recreation Area

Length: 4 mi

Nov 4 Radnor Lake

Radnor Lake State Park, TN

Spillway Trail, Dam Walkway, Otter Creek Road Section 1

Length: 0.6 mi

Oct 29 Sipsey

Sipsey Wilderness Area, AL

Flanagin Creek, Borden Creek

Length: 6 mi

Oct 1 Old Stone Fort

Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park, TN

Old Stone Fort Loop, Moat Trail, Forks of The River, Backbone Trail

Length: 4 mi

Sep 30 Dismals Canyon

Dismals Canyon Conservatory, AL

Dismals Canyon Loop

Length: 1.25 mi

Sep 17 Cooley Cemetery

Cooley Cemetery Trail, TVA Land, AL

Cooley Cemetery Trail

Length: 6 mi

Aug 20 Toccoa Falls

Toccoa Falls, GA

Toccoa Falls Trail

Length: 0.5 mi

Aug 20 Tallulah Gorge

Tallulah Gorge State Park, GA

North Rim, South Rim, Hurricane Falls Trail

Length: 5 mi

Aug 19-22 Tugaloo

Tugaloo State Park, GA

Sassafras Trail, Muscadine Trail, Muscadine Overlook

Length: 4 mi

Aug 13 Ghost Creek

Ghost Creek Falls, AL

unnamed trails, private land

Length: 0.25 mi

Aug 13 Denny Cove

South Cumberland State Park, TN

Main, Waterfall, Denny East/West, Overlook Trail

Length: 5 mi

Jun 24 Providence Canyon

Providence Canyon State Park, GA

White Trail Loop

Length: 4.5 mi

Jun 23-25 Florence Marina

Florence Marina State Park, GA

Marina Mile Trail, unnamed trails

Length: 2.5 mi

May 26 Bear Island

Bear Island Wildlife Management Area, SC

Driving Tour

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May 24 Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter National Monument, SC

no trails

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May 24 Angel Oak

Angel Oak Park, SC

no trails

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May 23 The Sands

"The Sands" Port Royal Boat Landing, SC

Henry Robinson Boardwalk

Length: 1 mi

May 22 Cypress Wetlands

Cypress Wetlands Park, SC

Cypress Wetlands Loop, + lower wetlands area

Length: 1.25 mi

May 21 Ocmulgee

Ocmulgee National Monument, GA

unnamed trails

Length: 0.6 mi

Apr 17 Marbut Bend

Marbut Bend, TVA Lands, AL

Marbut Bend Trail

Length: 1.5 mi

Apr 1 Little Cedar Mtn

Little Cedar Mountain Small Wild Area, TN

Little Cedar Mountain Trail, Pond Trail

Length: 4 mi

Apr 1 Nickajack Cave

Nickajack Cave Wildlife Refuge, TN

Boardwalk Trail

Length: 1 mi

Mar 19 Green Mtn

Green Mountain Preserve, AL

Alum Cave, East/West Plateau, Oak Hill, Buzzard Falls Trail

Length: 4.5 mi

Feb 18-19 Sipsey

Sipsey Wilderness Area, AL

Quillan Creek, Riddle Creek

Length: 7 mi

Feb 11 Chickasaw

Chickasaw State Park, AL

no trails

Length: --

Feb 11 Bladon Springs

Bladon Springs State Park, AL

no trails

Length: --

Feb 11 Choctaw NWR

Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge, AL

Nature Trail

Length: 0.75 mi

Feb 10-11 Service Park

Service Park, USACE, AL

Pink Loop, Orange Loop, Yellow Trail

Length: 2 mi

Feb 10 Roland Cooper

Roland Cooper State Park, AL

Chipmunk Trail, Lakeside Trail

Length: 2 mi

Feb 5 Sipsey

Sipsey Wilderness, AL

Upper Hagood Creek

Length: 5 mi

Jan 21 Point Mallard

Point Mallard Park, AL

Chief Doublehead, Chief Black Fox, Dr. Bill Sims Way

Length: 2.75 mi