Southern Road Trip (w/ pics)

“Last week I visited 9 states with a buddy from college, did a lot of hiking and camping. Some very beautiful places down south on the Cumberland Plateau. It was a pleasure to explore. Hope you enjoy the pics, there are even some wildlife pics.

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/558811350jvHXTC”

“Nice photos. Glad you had a good time.

Little River canyon doesn't look like your idea of AL, does it?

Wish you could have hit Sipsey.

East TN is a really cool place.

I really liked the Ansel Adams photo. There was a Savage Gulf one a few shots prior I believe, that was really good. You're looking back at a huge chuck of rock cantilevering from the cliff with Bob standing on it. That gives it some scale I think.”

“Glad you enjoyed it. I have decided to do most of my hiking up on the Plateau for the next few months. I have been overlooking it too long.”

“I laughed when I saw the Piggly Wiggly sign. I reminded me of when Crazy Mike saw one when he was down here. That made his day.

Looks like a great trip. How long were you gone.”

“Great pics jmitch. Looks like a great trip.”

“AL has some very pretty areas- Little River was great, though I wish there were more trails.

Garden of the Gods and Rimrock were really nice spots in southern Illinois.

Big South Fork is a favorite of mine, it's a hidden gem with tons of trails.

Many areas reminded me of places in PA, all the big rocks reminded me of the Allegheny Nat'l Forest.

It was great to see a different part of the country, for those of you who live down there, hope you all appreciate it.

I was gone for a week.”

“I wish Little River had trails too. You can't overnight in the gorge. I keep trying to put together a boulder hopping day trip there and never can seem to find the time.”

“Great pics. You finally using a camera is a good thing. :)

Looks like a fun time.”

“Many areas reminded me of places in PA, all the big rocks reminded me of the Allegheny Nat'l Forest
jmitch

I grew up in TN and hiked a LOT in the Smokies and the Plateau areas... I said that Central PA reminded me a lot of East TN and the Cumberland Plateau.”

“I have decided to do most of my hiking up on the Plateau for the next few months. I have been overlooking it too long.”
chili
9:05:21 AM
4/26/07

yeah that area is over looked by so many. I picked up the book Crash had on our trip last May. Hiking the Big South Fork. It is a good book with some backpacking loops included.
The JMT is one I would like to hike”

“Great pictures. Me and a friend hiked some of Big South Fork last year. Very cool place.”

“It is after all only an arbitrary distinction between the Allegheny and Cumberland Plateaus and the Tiltrock Country/Ridge and Valley is the same. It's that higher country in VA/WV that breaks the continuity.

Although it may look very similar it sounds different to y'uns down there in y'alls land. When I first worked with a site in Chattanooga, after a bit I asked my site contact: "Isn't y'all plural already without adding the extra s?" They got back at me when I said I grew up just up the road (US 11, in Cortland, NY) and they said "You mean the Lee Highway?" No, they don't call it that in upstate NY.”

“I used to live on 11 in B'ham, AL. I'd never heard US11 called the Lee Highway.”

“Nice pictures. Thanks for posting!”

“I know it's called that from Chatta. up at least as far north as Staunton, VA. Then there's a Lee Hwy in Arlington that is or was US 29. OK, I got time to Google, mystery solved, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Highway so it wasn't on US 11 as far south as Birmingham.
last edited: 4/26/07 2:52:36 PM”

“Up in East TN they called it the Lee Hwy too.”

“great pictures.”

“US 11 is sometimes called Dixie Highway.

I grew up in TN and hiked a LOT in the Smokies and the Plateau areas... I said that Central PA reminded me a lot of East TN and the Cumberland Plateau.”
Roam Around
11:48:32 AM
4/26/07

I concur.”

“OMG...what wonderful pics!!!!!

...so many folks have no clue how wonderful Alabama really is.....too bad ya didn't go to Sipsey.....

we have a "Dixie Hwy" in Ohio...."old 25"....the main road before I-75...”