Re: [at-l] Birmingham

[W F Thorneloe <thornel@attglobal.net>]

B'ham is a strange place. It has everything that Atlanta has, only less 
traffic. It also has 2 successful professional football teams, Auburn and 
UofA. But there is no river or close mountain chain, other than the ridge 
of Red Mt., dividing north and south, city and suburb.

You owe yourself the trip up the mountain to see and visit Vulcan. This is 
one of those cultural icons that define the South, for good and ill. Trust 
me on this one. You will find that instead of getting great clues on trails 
near B'ham, you will get great advice on price fishing ponds for bass and 
croppie. These are the sort of areas that do hide some decent trails. 
Today's Atlanta Fish Wrapper has an article on scenic areas of northeastern 
Alabama, focusing on a scenic route to Huntsville. De Soto Falls, Lake 
Guntersville, and those areas are just as neat as northwest Georgia, with a 
very different geography than east of I-75.

It is a good town to visit, gave me a good start with two gorgeous 
daughters, and a greater appreciation of the breadth of Southern culture. 
You will have fun.

OrangeBug

At 03:58 PM 10/18/2000 -0400, KarenS62@aol.com wrote:
>I have to go to Birmingham in a couple of weeks and will have a few hours to
>hike on one of the days. Any good trails around there I shouldn't miss?

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