Cool trip. The salt petre mine of which you speak was actually a bat guano mine and then they leached the salt petre out. There's a couple pretty well preserved works in caves near here in SE WV. I just heard about this place you're at this morning on another video. That is a seriously big tree! Cool that they preserved that little bit of hardwood forest down south as it's not at all what I think of being in Alabama. Thanks for the video.
Thank you. Yes, I've learned a lot about this process since visiting the site. Also, the trees up that valley were saved from the axe by their remoteness. They were literally the last ones left when the land was protected.
I would have been so jealous of this growing up in Miss. We have no mountains, rock outcroppings or clear streams. Now I live in Wash. so I am not so jealous. Beautiful hike.
The Sipsey Wilderness is a gem! It has long been special to me. I've lived in Washington State before myself and I've spent some time there hiking in the Cascades and especially on Mount Rainier. When I first moved here 20 years ago, I sought out good hiking in Alabama and I have not been disappointed. The area is a little elevation challenged, but makes up for it in shear volume of biodiversity.
It is cool! There are two ways through it, that's the smaller but to me easier way. There is a larger hole to the right, but it is a steeper climb to go through it.
Sure! You are correct, it is a little north of the 209 between the 201 and the 204A up a small creek valley. It is now marked on the maps I've created. Look for the "Thompson Creek & Big Tree.jpg" file or the "Sipsey Wilderness Overview.jpg" file. You can find those here: www.dropbox.com/sh/3r6p4xvfqrx441o/AAASTYEbrWm6L9bsJqPSOTMha
Beautiful dogs, thanks for the video. Sipsey is a lovely hiking wilderness.
Thanks! Those dogs are wonderful hiking companions. 😃
Cool trip. The salt petre mine of which you speak was actually a bat guano mine and then they leached the salt petre out. There's a couple pretty well preserved works in caves near here in SE WV. I just heard about this place you're at this morning on another video. That is a seriously big tree! Cool that they preserved that little bit of hardwood forest down south as it's not at all what I think of being in Alabama. Thanks for the video.
Thank you. Yes, I've learned a lot about this process since visiting the site. Also, the trees up that valley were saved from the axe by their remoteness. They were literally the last ones left when the land was protected.
Cool!
Thanks! 👍
I would have been so jealous of this growing up in Miss. We have no mountains, rock outcroppings or clear streams. Now I live in Wash. so I am not so jealous. Beautiful hike.
The Sipsey Wilderness is a gem! It has long been special to me. I've lived in Washington State before myself and I've spent some time there hiking in the Cascades and especially on Mount Rainier. When I first moved here 20 years ago, I sought out good hiking in Alabama and I have not been disappointed. The area is a little elevation challenged, but makes up for it in shear volume of biodiversity.
That bit you had to crawl through was pretty cool! 4:00
It is cool! There are two ways through it, that's the smaller but to me easier way. There is a larger hole to the right, but it is a steeper climb to go through it.
Headed back out there soon. Would love to see the salt Peter mine/ cave. Could you share how to find. Looks like its off the 209 before 204.
Sure! You are correct, it is a little north of the 209 between the 201 and the 204A up a small creek valley. It is now marked on the maps I've created. Look for the "Thompson Creek & Big Tree.jpg" file or the "Sipsey Wilderness Overview.jpg" file. You can find those here: www.dropbox.com/sh/3r6p4xvfqrx441o/AAASTYEbrWm6L9bsJqPSOTMha