Weekly Loop Hike on Coldwater Mountain (Oxford, AL) Every Sunday, join Phil Martin for a short 1 to 2 hour hike on Coldwater Mountain. The hike starts at 3pm and is moderate to strenuous but the scenery is beautiful and worth it! Bring plenty of water, light snack, and wear sturdy boots. Contact Phil Martin at 256-831-6577 or 256-239-2539 or by email at pwmartin43@aol.com.
9-10 Leave No Trace Training Course: To be held at Camp Tukabatchee, Alabama. Anyone attending this training will be considered a Leave No Trace Trainer at the national level with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.If you are in Scouting, you can also be considered for a staff position as the Leave No Trace Trainer on a Boy Scout Summer Camp Staff.Registration is $40. Contact Skip Essman for all of the information you need to know at 334-324-0339 AFTER 4:00pm or at lessman@bellsouth.net.
09 Winter Hike on the Pinhoti (JSU/Epic) Mountain streams, ravines, longleaf pines, and the beautiful Alabama winter in the mountains! $5 fee, pre-registration required. Easy-moderate hike. 9am-Noon. Contact JSU at 256-782-5697.
10 -Hiking the Pinhoti Trail Workshop (Metro Group) Learn the ins-and-outs of section hiking and thru-hiking the Pinhoti Trail! Contact Wendi Merritt at wjmerritt@hikealabama.org or 205-913-9911. Click HERE to read more...
14 – Trail Talk Thursday (Shoals Group) – The Shoals Gruop meets at 6:30pm the 2nd Thursday of each month at the YMCA, 2121 Helton Dr., Florence, AL. There is always an informative speaker scheduled and a chance to talk hiking with friends old and new. You do not need to be a member of the YMCA or AHTS to attend. Contact Bill Matthews at 256-757-8733.
23 - Trail Building at Little River Canyon (JSU/EPIC) Join Pete Conroy and Kelly Gregg for an opportunity to build trails that will serve hundreds of thousands of visitors when this unique educational center opens in 2009. Cal for assignments and info 256-782-5697.
23 - Sipsey Wilderness Hike (WildSouth) Contact Janice Barrett for information at janice@wildsouth.org or at 256-974-6166.
