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2 comments about Paddling Alabama.

1. The authors describe twentynine trips in the present state of Alabama, from saltwater trips by Dauphin Island, forays in the great delta of the Mobile and Tensaw rivers, still half intact, amazingly, various small rivers in the southern half of the state (Escatawpa, Magnolia, Hurricane Creek, Perdido, Styx, Big Escambia Creek, Choctawhatchee, Conecuh, Pea, Sepulga & Yellow), central rivers such as the Little Cahaba (the one toward Centerville), Hatchett "River" (we called it "creek" back in the day, though it is a big one), its onetime tributary Weogufka, the bit of the Coosa that's been left running by Alabama Power, a small bit of the Tallapoosa, and bits and pieces of the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River, the Mulberry Fork of the BWR, Bear and Borden Creeks, the Flint, the Sipsey Fork of the BWR (not the Sipsey over by Mississippi) and the recently imperiled Terrapin Creek (I didn't know about that one).
   No Cahaba, no Little River (in May's Gulf), no Tombigbee (eliminated by the Tenn-Tom, of course), but you can't have everything, especially when Falcon Guides pretty well standardizes the length of their books.
   The descriptions are as detailed as they have to be, with good maps, lists of outfitters etc, and there are quite a lot of references, including websites.
   The authors end their general introduction with a discussion "So who really owns the rivers?". I remember an old bird a couple of miles below US 280 on the Cahaba, now surely howling in She'ol, who used to run out screaming when he saw canoeists preparing to portage the three-foot dam on the river beside his (at that time) country residence. The ranting and raving didn't cease when the interlopers tried portaging along the near vertical opposite bank. They were trespassing when they were on the river itself, he said.
   -How's that?
   -This river isn't navigable!
   -Why not?
   (Alabama law held that waterways had to be "navigable" to be public.)
   -I've dammed it up myself!
   Anybody who grew up in the "state of Alabama" remembers encountering this kind of stuff.
   The authors remark, offhandedly, that "some ... would just as soon take a shot at a passing canoe". In fact, when I was making my getaway from the Heart of Dixie, canoeists on the Locust Fork were occasionally the target of rifle and shotgun blasts. Did the natives believe the navigators were opponents of the local porkbarrel dam project, of stripmining or something else that paid? I couldn't tell you. Who knows whether these local patriots were the ones who burned down a couple of covered bridges thereabouts, or tried to dynamite a natural bridge up on Town Creek, or were involved in any of the rest of the idiocy and skullduggery so characteristic of the rural areas of this benighted state?
   So, if you're planning to canoe on the beautiful creeks and rivers of this once very beautiful stretch of land, wrecked and befouled by the political entity called "Alabama", be prepared for some pretty savage stuff.



2. First of all, I've lived in Alabama for the last fifty year's. I've been paddling for the last forty. I've paddle rivers, streams, and creeks all over the south. After looking at a copy of this book, I have to say what a waste of paper, ink, and time. Not to forget money if you bought it. I came to amazon to see what was here. Not much on paddling Alabama. One other book, Alabama canoe and float trips which I have not seen. If your just starting to paddle, join a local club. Ask people that have experience. And remember, "You may go a lifetime without a scratch or you might die your first trip, get some help!"
   Second, this reviewer bukhtan, is an idiot. I'll bet money they've never been in the state of Alabama, let alone paddled one of it's rivers. Look at the number of reviews they've written. How can amazon lets someone write this many canned reviews? I feel sorry for bukhtan, he's like a mushroom, kept in the dark and you know the rest.

5 comments about Alabama Atlas and Gazetteer (Alabama Atlas & Gazetteer).

1. In a time of GPS usage there is still value in a map that is so accurate and easy to follow. Sometime's you just want to see more than a 5" screeen can show at one time.



2. Hands down, Delorme makes the best maps. If you ever visit Maine, go to their store and see "Eartha" (Worlds largest revolving globe). If you are camping or just looking to explore you state a little better this is the map for you. Way better than any GPS. Keep it in your car all the time and get a window stick on compass instead! Delorme thank you for such a great product!! Buy the way, the Maine version is a staple in about every home in that state. I grew up with them and live by them.



3. We are very happy with this, we have owned the Delorme maps before, kept them until they were dog-eared and falling apart. Very detailed maps that really help (GPS is not fail-safe!). Only criticism we have is that the binding doesn't last for twenty years - but by then you might want to get another anyway.



4. I was long overdue in buying this atlas - I have explored the state from end to end for years. But - better late than never; it's nice to see where I've been, and to look for new places to explore. Well done.



5. This is an absolutely awful atlas. Does not show road detail clearly. I think my next step will be to return it.

1 comments about Hiking Alabama, 3rd: A Guide to Alabama's Greatest Hiking Adventures (State Hiking Series).

1. We have researched hiking books and bought some but this is the BEST we've found yet. It's very detailed and reader friendly. The maps are great!! If you want a GREAT hiking guide, buy this one. The biggest help throughout the book is the fact that you are given "ratings" of diffuculty and the mileage. Believe it or not, there are guides out there that do give give these 2 basic pieces of very much needed information.