Archive for August, 2011
Real Estate Marketing Trends
Marketing their products and services online is an effective way to promote your business. Today almost all developed and developing countries has the knowledge of Internet and computer. Everyone knows that the Internet is the best source of information, no matter what the customer is looking for. The customer has to write only the correct [...]
Use of solar energy
Solar energy is clean, quiet and infinitely renewable. We could say that it is virtually free if you stay out the cost of a solar panel. In just 15 minutes the sun bombards the earth with more energy than they need all mankind for a year, and the portion that falls on a yacht of [...]
Chinnabee Silent Trail
General Location. South of Anniston, just west of Cheaha State Park. Length & Difficulty: 6 miles one way; difficult. Elevation Change: 1350 feet. What’s Special: Waterfalls, woodlands. Topo Maps: Cheaha Mountain USGS quad.
Pinhoti Trail – Davis Mtn. Section
General Location. East of Gadsden, near the town of Piedmont. Length & Difficulty: 4 1/2 miles; moderate. Elevation Change: 400 feet maximum. What’s Special: Wildflowers, solitude. Topo Maps: Borden Springs and Indian Mountain USGS quads.
Monte Sano State Park
General Location. On Monte Sano Mtn., adjacent to Huntsville. Length & Difficulty: 2 miles; easy. Elevation Change: 200 feet maximum. What’s Special: Interesting rock formation. Topo Maps: Huntsville USGS 7.5 degree quad.
Huntsville Land Trust Trails
The Huntsville Land Trust The Huntsville Land Trust is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving nature within Madison County. The Trust acquires land by buying it or encouraging donations from property owners. Monte Sano is their biggest project; over the last ten years they’ve acquired the majority of the land on the west face of [...]
Buck’s Pocket State Park
Buck’s Pocket State Park is a pretty area hurt by the lack of a really good trail. The park is a narrow gorge cut into Sand Mountain by South Saunty creek. It features dense woods and high bluffs with nice views. Getting to those views is the problem: there are relatively few trails here, and [...]
Sipsey Wilderness – Borden Creek Trail
General Location. Located in Bankhead National Forest, in Winston County near the town of Double Springs. Length & Difficulty: 2.7 miles, easy. Elevation Change: 150 feet maximum. What’s Special: High cliffs, cave passage, biodiversity. Topo Maps: Bee Branch USGS 7.5 degree quad.
Coyotes Hunting
Coyotes use both their nose and eyes to hunt. The cottontail is the coyote’s main meal and they eat more fruit than other canines. You can use either a .222 center fire or a .22 bolt action varmint gun for these animals. The canine is so sharp eyed he can spot the slightest movement from [...]
Crappie- Springtime
An ultra-light rig, bobber and a jig tipped with a perch minnow hooked under the dorsal fin will bring crappie to the net. Where do we fish? Look for the locals on any body of water and they will be anchored over Crappie heaven. An angler lobs his baited jig next to a submerged rock [...]
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