You are cordially invited to participate with Southeastern Outings on a moderate dayhike around the largest lake in Oak Mountain State Park.  This lake is variously called Beaver Lake, Oak Mountain Lake, and the Lower Fishing Lake.  Included below are descriptive details of the event.

Enjoy a moderate dayhike around the largest lake in Oak Mountain State Park.  This lake is variously called Beaver Lake, Oak Mountain Lake, and the Lower Fishing Lake.  Most of this hike will be off the color-coded trails.  There will be some ups and downs.  Share an adventure!  Bring a friend.  Well-behaved, properly supervised children age 8 and up welcome.

Please arrive at the North Trailhead parking lot at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday morning.  Hike will depart at 10:00 a.m. from the North Trailhead parking area.  Please bring $5/person ($2 seniors) park admission fee plus your picnic lunch and drink.                             

To get to the North Trailhead, take I-65 South from Birmingham to AL Highway 119/Cahaba Valley Road exit. Right off exit ramp, then left at first traffic light. Follow road 2 miles, then left at stop sign. Go 6 miles after you pay at the gatehouse on John Findley III Boulevard, the main park road.  Drive to the North Trailhead parking lot which will be on your left with two small buildings at the back.  One is a portable toilet.  The other is a changing room.  Park in the North Trailhead parking lot and meet your leader there.

Please bring $5/person ($2 seniors) park admission fee plus your picnic lunch and drink.

Info: David Shepherd, 205-240-4681

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 about 300 members.  We scheduled ninety-one events during calendar year 2015 for an average of 8 fun events per month.  We enjoy the outdoors in all seasons throughout the year.  Eighteen people on average have participated in each outing since January 1, 2016.

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.