Southeastern Outings Wildflower Walk on the Hillside Glade and at the Bibb County Glades

The Little Cahaba River, which flows through the preserve, harbors dozens of rare aquatic creatures. The site also includes Brighthope Furnace, the earliest ironworks built in the State of Alabama. This breathtaking site is truly a “lost world” of species.

Improved opportunities for compatible recreational and educational uses include improved access, parking, many trails and other facilities

We will first walk on the Hillside Glade which is directly across the road from the Bibb County Glades.  The Hillside Glade is a lovely, open forested area with streams and ravines and cliffs.

Note-To view photos of what we will see on this trip, please click on these links:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/AbLqDU3QGWd8hvZJ2

 AND

 https://photos.app.goo.gl/IYkYjfoImJ5xpNdt1

Please be sure to click on the links and view the photographs.

Walk rated moderate.  There are lots of hills.

Well-behaved, properly supervised children age 11 and older welcome.   There are many steep drop offs and high cliffs with no guard rails at the Bibb County Glades.

Depart 12:00 noon from McDonald’s Galleria

Info: Joe Myers, 205/988-0741 for the HIllside Glade; David Shepherd, 205/240-4681 for the Glades walk

DIRECTIONS TO MEETING PLACE

McDonald’s Galleria-1731 Montgomery Highway, Hoover, AL 35244. Parking lot behind the McDonald’s Restaurant across U.S. 31 from the main entrance to the Riverchase Galleria Shopping Mall.

DESCRIPTION OF SOUTHEASTERN OUTINGS

Do you wish you had friends who share your active lifestyle and enjoyment of outdoor activities?  Then become active with Southeastern Outings (SEO), a nonprofit organization committed and created to serve people who enjoy being active in the outdoors.  The organization plans, organizes and leads outings such as dayhikes, easy kayak and canoe trips, stream and waterfall walks, bicycle rides, lake events and other fun activities to beautiful sites in our natural environment.  From time to time we also sponsor potluck suppers and other socials.  All events and activities of the group are open to the public.  Participating in SEO activities is a splendid, simple way to make congenial new friends who enjoy the outdoors.

NO DOGS OR SMOKING ALLOWED, PLEASE, ON ANY SOUTHEASTERN OUTINGS EVENTS.

The organization currently has over 300 members.  We scheduled eighty events during calendar year 2017 for an average of 7 fun events per month.  We enjoy the outdoors in all seasons throughout the year.  Fifteen  people on average have participated in each outing since January 1, 2018.

SEO does not charge for participation in any of its outings.  You do not have to be a member to participate in one or two SEO activities.  Dues are only $10.  Please contact Dan Frederick, President, 205-631-4680, or seoutings@bellsouth.net for more information and to obtain three free monthly newsletters with membership application and a complete description of all our outdoor events.

Southeastern Outings now has a website.  Just go to seoutings.org to find announcements of all our upcoming outings scheduled plus some brief, general information about Southeastern Outings, a membership application and 1500 lovely photographs from several of our outings.

Thank you.