| FTBL Bye Week- Say One Good Thing About The State Of Alabama (cannot be anything UA or Crimson Tide)

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

Certainly. Wore it at the waterfront too.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

@TerryP @It Takes Eleven I'm quite impressed w/ your camping/backpacking roots. I'm Scout leader & my youngest son is about to age out & finish his Eagle. I have another son who is 28 who earned Eagle as did myself back in the 90's. So many stories so many experiences. Pretty much all of them involve coffee from a percolator &/or a steak from campfire. I'm taking the wife to Hard Labor Creek, GA (Where one of the Friday the 13th was filmed) to camp for the Jawja/TN game. I'll update pics of my setup.

@Rolltide24 we went up to the boundry waters of Minnesota & canoed the BSA High Adventure Canoe base in the summer of 2009 (see 1st pic). It rained 6 of the 7 days. Such beautiful country up there though but damn MN roads SUCK! That base turns into a sledding base in the winter. I've considered going but the investment in gear would be such a waste on my end.

SIDE NOTE: If you guys want to camp at an absolute GEM of a state park & see some true Americana history, I highly recommend FDR State Park in Georgia (just above Columbus). Its fairly close to Alabama but the campground is awesome PLUS there is an 21 mile hiking trail that stops a Dowdel Knobb (second pic on right) where FDR used to picnic looking out over Pine Mountain & there is his second home, the Little White house, where he stayed, & eventually died. Wait till the kids are older to have some kind of appreciation for it. You will not regret that visit.

I'm trying to squeeze in an out and back hike on the Pine Mountain Trail in December. Several weeks ago, I was headed to Albany and took to a detour to FDR State Park to see the western trail terminus by the Callaway Country Store, and I drove out to the park HQ and looked at one of the stone cabins. They have some nice views.

Also, I'm super excited about the new hotel going in at Cheaha. Construction is supposed to have just gotten underway, they're tearing down the old motel and restaurant (a little sad, liked the old place in its day) and replacing it with an entirely new structure maximizing the views. The restaurant appears to retain the spirit of the old place, and the rooftop bar will be nice.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Yall need to come ice fishing with us in February in northern Minnesota. It’s feeling cold! But a blast.

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I remember seeing a bit on "you might be a northern redneck..." The only one I remember was, "if your ice fishing hut is nicer than your house..."

 

[Krimson]

I remember seeing a bit on "you might be a northern redneck..." The only one I remember was, "if your ice fishing hut is nicer than your house..."

If i go ice fishing I need female company, that's about the most boring fishing I've ever done.