Touring 'Bama - please help me find some nice areas.

[GulfRGT]

where are the limestone bluffs i've heard about?
thanks

[Bravo35223]

Wow a post out of the blue!!!

My best guess for LIMESTONE bluffs would be in Talladega County in the Sylacauga area.

Now as for other bluffs, (made of rock) they are located in many many locations in North Alabama, starting south of Birmingham and running through the northern part of the state....

[harry chickpea]

Walls of Jericho:
<http://www.alapark.com/press/release.cfm?ID=322>

Class 4 + 5 rapids
<http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River_detail_id_3874_>

[Historic Bessemer]

Eat at the Bright Star in Bessemer, Al .............then tour the area and check out the Historic Homes. Also, just across the iterstate from Bessemer is Hueytown, Al.............home of Bobby, Donnie, Davey and Clifford Allison also Red Farmer, Neil Bonnett and David Bonnett.

[bullittman]

agree with steveklein. i will use info by harry chickpea to tour ne alabama. have lived in mobile all my life and i want to escape the humidity when i retire. started looking in western north carolina, but property values are twice that of alabama. when i was younger i loved gulf shores, now i love the mountains. thanks, harry chickpea for reply to dekalb county.

[Bravo35223]

Harry Chckpea is a tremendous resource for this board!!!

[Keeper]

Yes, he is along with southlander and threestep. They all give out useful information.

Back on topic.. you should check out NE AL. I was born and raised in Mobile, but didn't want to live there after living in FL. It is beautiful up here and you have 4 seasons. You can get to the gulf in 5 hours or less or Smokey mountains are a few hours up the road.
The only thing I really miss is the seafood. I still go home to get fried crab claws or west indies salad. I miss grouper from FL but you can get grouper at a few fish markets up here.

[Bravo35223]

The Springville/Ashville area of St. Clair County is nice too....

Springville, Alabama (AL) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex offenders

Ashville, Alabama (AL) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex offenders

[italiandreamer]

I know your post was many months ago and I'm sure you've already made your trip to AL, but in case you didn't know about it, I thought you'd be interested in going to the Barber Motorsports Park just east of Birmingham. More info at [url=http://www.barbermotorsports.com].

I live in the Pell City area, and it's a GREAT place to live. If you haven't yet found a place to which you'd like to move, consider Pell City.

[Port_of_Bama]

Originally Posted by bouskaelec

Thanks for the great info Harry. I'm sure we will be making a few visits in the next year or two. I figured this first visit would be to get a general feel for the state and scenery. We are flying into Orlando because my wife wants to drive the coast to the Fort Walton Beach area just to check it out. I was just there and didn't think much of it. Very high prices, not much beach access because of private condos all over, and way more people than what I want to deal with. We also thought about checking out Georgia, but I been told a few times that prices are much higher there than in Alabama. Anyway, I may have to settle on next door neighbors and live in a good town instead of the country at $5,000/acre. Not really a big deal. I've read some good things about Ft. Payne, so we will definitely stay there a day or two. Someone said it has a big spanish population, but that is happening in Iowa as well. I don't see that as a problem. Any suggestions on good eating during the trip? Good southern, cajun, or catfish places anyone would recommend. I usually drive by the places going out of town I wish I would have stopped at to eat, after eating at a place that wasn't very good. Thanks for your help!

The Southwestrn part of Alabama has all of the good Cajun sea food restaurants you need !