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Visit the Warrior Mountains Trading Company Choose your special interest—for hikers, hunters, educators... |
Next Wild South Last-Saturday of the Month Hike: Saturday, October 27th, 2007 Wild South staff and volunteers lead hikes to beautiful places in the Bankhead National Forest or Sipsey Wilderness on the last Saturday of each month to waterfalls, canyons, rock shelters, cascades, and other cool places. The hikes are free to all who meet the following age, physical, and mental requirements: You must be at least 12 years of age, of average physical ability, and reasonably sane. To keep the size of each group to less than a dozen or so, there will be 2 or 3 groups going to different destinations in the Bankhead, depending on how many people sign up. General info: We meet at the Warrior Mountains Trading Company in Wren* at 9:00 a.m. We return to Wren by mid-afternoon. Since we hike to canyons, waterfalls and cascades, we usually cross streams and climb some pretty steep slopes. Be Prepared for slippery rocks and wet crossings. Appropriate footwear is most important. Wear comfortable hiking boots or sneakers with good tread. Wool socks can keep your feet happy even in summertime and especially when they get wet. Protect against ticks and chiggers with long pants and maybe insect repellent.
Bring a lunch, snacks, and plenty of water. Field guides, binoculars, and a camera may be needed to help resolve arguments. A walking stick really helps on the slopes and stream crossings.
Please contact Janice, at janice@wildsouth.org (or 256-974-6166) to sign up or if you have questions. We ask hikers to sign up so that we will know how many people to expect, and we can contact you if the hike is cancelled or if we are going to meet at another place. So please let us know you are coming! To get on our hikers e-mail list to get current information, send a message to the trail boss: janice@wildsouth.org .
*Wren - - The community of Wren is located at the intersection of Alabama Highways 33 and 36, three miles south of Moulton, AL, just north of the Bankhead National Forest. On a computer map locator, the address of the Warrior Mountains Trading Company is: 11312 AL Highway 33, Moulton, AL 35650.
We encourage you to not only join us for hikes, but also to become a member of Wild South. It's a way that you can make a difference. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Warrior Mountains Trading Company is an excellent source for maps, books, and trail information for the Bankhead National Forest and the Sipsey Wilderness.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Special hikes:We often lead special hikes for special people. If your group would like a guide to some of the most beautiful places in Alabama, contact Janice at janice@wildsouth.org or 256-974-6166 to see what can be arranged. We want people to visit and appreciate our National Forests so they will be interested in protecting them for those who will be coming after. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more hiking and biking opportunities in north Alabama, contact The Nature's Wanderers by calling Ted Kuzma at 256-974-7771, or visit Nature's Wanderers. For other outdoor opportunities visit Shoals Environmental Alliance's website at |