Monday, November 17, 2008

SWHC Overnight Hike-Trails 206 and 201


The Sipsey Wilderness Hiking Club made it's regular monthly club outing on November 15 and 16, 2008. The trip started for most hikers at the Thompson Creek Trailhead and ended at the Randolph Trailhead. Some members day-hiked the trails, while others camped out overnight near the Eye of the Needle.

Photos from the hike are located at this website.

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Trail Maintenance on Trail 210

The Sipsey Wilderness Hiking Club completed it's regularly scheduled trail maintenance on November 8th. Present were Danny Millwood and his daughter Emily, Anthony and Jennifer Lawler, Larry and Mimi Barkey, Mike Henshaw, and Andrew Tigert. The team cleared 3.3 miles of the trail. More photos are located here.

Aunt Jenny Speaks to SWHC Club

Aunt Jenny spoke to the Sipsey Wilderness Hiking Club's regular meeting in Double Springs on November 4th. Aunt Jenny is the legendary Cherokee Mountain Woman of the Black Warrior Mountains. On this evening, she was portrayed by Carla Waldrep, the Librarian of the Haleyville Public Library, and a member of the Haleyville Historical Society. Aunt Jenny spoke, in character, to the club recounting story after story from her life as an prominent resident of the area. She spoke of the cane that she carried and the meaning of the many notches in it. While her life was rife with tragedy and sadness, it was redeemed by healing as both a medicine woman and midwife. More photos from her presentation are located here.