Bankhead National Forest

Earlier this week I spent 2.5 days in Bankhead National Forest in northern Alabama. Now, believe it or not, there is some really pretty country up there! Great, old-growth forest with lots of lakes, ponds, and streams. I met my friend Heather (who I first met at the hostel in Florida City) there, and we spent the days exploring around the campground and the Sipsey Wilderness.


Camping is sooo much more fun with some company! We went for a bike ride, an easy hike in the woods, skipping rocks, bouncing and climbing on fallen logs, taking pictures and sharing lots of stories. Heather is another traveler, and has been "on-the-road" for over a year. She has seen so many of the places I would yet like to visit, and met a far more diverse range of people than I have on my trip so far. I was very glad for the company, and the chance to learn from and share with her. Extra bonus was that we were the only campers in the campground, so we had the woods all to ourselves - no annoying boy scouts, or radio-playin', beer-cooler totin' good-ol boys in sight!

We treated ourselves to a good dinner in town Wednesday night, and the next morning I packed up and drove to Nashville, to fly to Portland, OR, for a job interview in Camas, WA on Friday.

Side note - the furthest west I have ever seen a Bojangles is now in Athens, AL (exit 354).