I'm headed to north Alabama for the weekend and would like to know some scenic places to see while up there. I appreciate all input. Thanks, Jon

where in N AL?

Any where. Me and the wife are getting away for the weekend. No place in particular. We're just riding and looking. Thanks Jon

Little river canyon

What town is it close to?

don't forget to bring your traps with you. i been loving all those coyote pics!

You can drive the paint rock valley. Hwy 65 north from hwy 72. Then thru southern-middle tennessee.

Little River Canyon is near Leesburg.

Bucks pocket also.

Little river canyon is near fort payne

The space and rocket center is in huntsville
Wheeler national wildlife refuge and observation building is in decatur
Lake guntersville and mike merchendise (world best store) is n guntersville
Skyline wma and part of the alabama bird watching trail is n jackson country.

Little river canyon is fairly close to Ft. Payne.

Cathedral Caverns is a cool place, Its inbetween grant and woodville on the marshall/jackson co line.

Walls of jericho, its a all day kinda thing tho, up on the Tennessee line on hwy 79.

If your just looking for driving scenery, Hwy 65 is the way to go, drive up into paint rock valley, Beautiful place.

Guntersville state park a hour or so before dark... the deer come out and feed on side of the road near the lodge and campground.. take a loaf of bread and throw out they will come up and eat it... we saw about 50 last time up there with a couple of them being nice bucks.

Guntersville state park is a nice place. Have accomadations if want to spend night

This and Cathedral Caverns.

All good suggestions so far. Here are a few more and some may be duplicates already mentioned. Anywhere around Guntersville is scenic, catch Cathedral Caverns, Buck's Pocket, Mentone, Desoto Falls down to Little River Canyon. Travel a little further South and definitely find Cherokee Indian Rock Village. Google is your friend. You wont be disappointed.

Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman is pretty awesome. As is NASA.

Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro.

If you're in the Ft. Payne area, go eat lunch at the Wildflower Cafe in Mentone.

Coon Dog Cemetery

Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Hanceville Al

Shrine

dont forget Dismals Canyon.

I'm splitting next years wood. Come on over

Lacon Trade Day

Well me and the wife traveled 31 most of the way today stopping at thrift and antique stores. We got on 65 above Birmingham and drove 65 above Decatur. We then headed east through Huntsville and are now in scottsborro. We are gonna get a room and look around tomorrow before heading back home.

Dang don't turn around in Scottsboro you're just now getting to the good part of the state.

No sir not gonna turn around, gonna spend the night and then drive around and site see tomorrow.

High Falls, Noccalula Falls, Walls of Jerico, Desota Falls, Cathedral Caverns, Natural Bridge, Mt Cheaha, Little River Canyon, Guntersville State Park, Sipsey Wilderness Area, (This one is not in Alabama but Lookout Mt is beautimous from Chattanooga to Cloudland Canyon near Trenton Ga.)


Two weeks from now when You run out of things to see, holler and we'll reload your itinerary.

Yea I won't be able to get them all in on this trip but I can guarantee there will be more trips up this way. Thanks y'all.

If your in S'boro then lunch at Pikeville store, your welcome. Dang good burgers, but I'd go early,10-1030 or after lunch crowd around 1pm. It's small, but worth the drive.

And like 2Dogs says, unclaimed baggage. Sometimes can pick up some good deals there.

Did you bring your gun? Might as well hit Skyline in the AM with all the other crazies!

the Rock Church right outside Desoto State park is really neat. Not sure how north you'll be but Cheaha State Park is gorgeous this time of year.

If you're just driving tomorrow, go back towards Huntsville, hang a right on 65 up through the valley all the way to Huntland, Tn.....get on 64 to Winchester and drive up to Sewanee. Turn around and go back to Winchester and head south on 79 (it's called something else in TN I think) and check out the walls of Jericho, drive through Skyline and as you start heading off the mountain hang a left at the deer processing sign and go get a burger at Pikeville. Head to Scottsboro at 35 and check out Unclaimed Baggage and stay on 35 west on out to Woodville then cut across to Grant and hit Cathedral Caverns then to Guntersville and home.

If you are in Scottsboro check out unclaimed baggage, or right across from the entrance to cathedral caverns is a trading post. Don't sell anything besides some memorabilia but it is an awesome store to walk through. It has lots of interesting artifacts. Speaking of Scottsboro has anybody been golfing at Broken Arrow golf course anytime?

Go eat here


Then take a ride down the Natches Trace.

No north alabama trip would be complete without a trip to foxys lounge

Fixin to head up 65 and do some site seeing. We will probably head over to The Walls of Jericho and then back to Unclaimed Baggage. Thanks for all the suggestions.

If I had more time I sure would come and help you out.

Thanks, I hope to be catching some more next week.

You will be real close to Russell Cave, It's worth a short detour.

Where I had lunch

Here it is, one fine burger minus a couple bites.

We took 72 west to 65 this morning. We went up 65 to Huntland Tn then went to Winchester and headed back south on 16 which turned into 79 in Alabama. I didn't stop at the Walls of Jericho because of all the hunters. Came down 79 through skyline then went to eat a burger at Pikeville. Left Pikeville and ended up at unclaimed baggage. Left there on 35 and took 79 down to 431. Went to Gasden and then back up 89 to Fort Payne where we are gonna spend the night. Gonna go to little river canyon in the morning before meeting up with Bugman and getting some pups.

Ya'll are really covering some ground. What say you about Pikeville burgers?

They are some fine burgers.

Terrain here is a little different from home, eh?

How do you like it?

They were finalist for best burger in the state. When you dropped off Skyline , headed South on 79, you were in Boxes Cove, my neighborhood.

It's a little cool but bear creek canoe run is a very pretty run. Factory falls is a pretty neat water fall. Has killed several canoeist trying to go over it. Also use to be some good fishing. We caught many smallmouth in that little creek.

This is the falls. Video don't do it justice. You can walk right out to it. Standing side by side it is so loud you have to scream at each other to hear.

http://youtu.be/mu4NChk6Q3Q

I must have just missed you ino. That's my folks that own and run it. You were out in my neck of the woods.

Man I had a blast, maybe one day I can meet some of you folks up there. Man that little river canyon is something. If it hadn't been raining I would have spent more time there. We took 176 over to 89 and then we went to Collinsville. We got on 11 in Collinsville and took it to 431 in gasden. Took 431 up to 278 and 278 to 31 in cullman. Took 31 up to Decatur where we met Bugman to pick up the pups. After we left bugmans we took 65 to Montgomery where we got on 331 and took it to 141 and brought it on home. Y'all got some fine country up there. Strange thing though, I didn't see the first deer other than 3 dead on the side of the road. Thanks y'all, Jon

We were there around 10:30.

Yep, I had just came out from hunting and headed home. I usually try to help Dad out up front when I am off, but I went and took a nap yesterday.

Be sure to tell them I really enjoyed the burger and their hospitality.

Will do man, glad y'all took the time to come out. Hope to see y'all again.

Yes sir man, you can thank lckrn and foldemup. They were the ones that told me about it. Thanks guys, Jon

I'm taking a day off tomorrow so with all of this talk about great burgers My wife and I just may have to ride up and try one at Pikeville Gro.

Well I looked at the mileage and we drove 958.2 miles from Friday to today.