BorntoVenture
Adventurer
This past saturday I ventured out onto one of my local Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) in search of two things; one being a few prime deer hunting locations for later this month and the other was to waste as much of the day as possible in the forest. I'm proud to say both were accomplished.
I started out in Stevenson Alabama and headed into the WMA on whats considered the lower route. The first ~5 miles or so are improved roads however once taking the path up Little Coon Mountain the road conditions can change drastically with just a small amount of rainfall. Once up the mountain it's a nice drive across the mountain with great views and distinct lack of civilization other than the ~60's era outhouse that still stands in one area just outside of where a hunting campsite used to be. The route I chose took me into Tennessee where I tracked back down highway 16 / highway 79 into Alabama to pickup another trail and head back down into the valley. Overall the round trip was ~46 miles and lot of fun, it was nice to get out and do a little wheeling.
The pictures aren't really in any order just a few shots I took with my iPhone 4. One picture does require explanation though, the one with the help message. On the way back toward Little Coon Mountain from Hytop Alabama I ran across the help message in the middle of the road. Every few hundred feet was an arrow after this message which finally led me to a group of hunters that bottomed their Pathfinder out in what most would call "quicksand". The driver of the vehicle knew his stuff when it comes to wilderness survival with food and water in the vehicle and the knowledge of putting the messages and arrows in the trail. I believe this was the most knowledgeable group of people I've ever met off the pavement with the exception of Overlanders.
I started out in Stevenson Alabama and headed into the WMA on whats considered the lower route. The first ~5 miles or so are improved roads however once taking the path up Little Coon Mountain the road conditions can change drastically with just a small amount of rainfall. Once up the mountain it's a nice drive across the mountain with great views and distinct lack of civilization other than the ~60's era outhouse that still stands in one area just outside of where a hunting campsite used to be. The route I chose took me into Tennessee where I tracked back down highway 16 / highway 79 into Alabama to pickup another trail and head back down into the valley. Overall the round trip was ~46 miles and lot of fun, it was nice to get out and do a little wheeling.
The pictures aren't really in any order just a few shots I took with my iPhone 4. One picture does require explanation though, the one with the help message. On the way back toward Little Coon Mountain from Hytop Alabama I ran across the help message in the middle of the road. Every few hundred feet was an arrow after this message which finally led me to a group of hunters that bottomed their Pathfinder out in what most would call "quicksand". The driver of the vehicle knew his stuff when it comes to wilderness survival with food and water in the vehicle and the knowledge of putting the messages and arrows in the trail. I believe this was the most knowledgeable group of people I've ever met off the pavement with the exception of Overlanders.
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