Latest Blog Posts - North Jefferson Kayak Club
- A Paddler Comments on North Jefferson County's Waterwayson Mar 5, 2012 in north jefferson county watershed fultondale alabama jeremy richter five mile creekIn today's blog post, Jeremy Richter comments briefly on the state of affairs of the waterways of North Jefferson County, particularly of the Five Mile Creek watershed, here.Five Mile Creek in Fultondale, Alabama...
- Failed Camping Trip at Brushy Creek Lake in the Sipsey Wildernesson Feb 6, 2012 in blog sipsey wilderness jeremy richter brushy creek camping brushy creek lake bankhead national forestA couple of us attempted to go camping this weekend at Brushy Creek Lake in the Sipsey Wilderness in the Bankhead National Forest. Our trip was shortened by rain. A short write-up, including some photos and time lapse video can be found at Jeremy Ric...
- Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, Trail MapWhile there is no paddling at Ruffner Mountain, Birmingham's highest elevation point, there are a number of nice hiking trails, in this tucked away little preserve. Several months back, I went for a hike/run there and really enjoyed the place (a writ...
- Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, Boundary MapBecause part of the Hargrove Shoals run on the Cahaba River is such a good run, and because the put-in for that section lies within the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, it's nice to have an easily accessible boundary map of that refuge. So I ha...
- Mississippi River Hyperbaric ClassicI recently received an email from the marketing and fundraising coordinator, Heidi Grey, for HOLLI (Helping Others Live Life Initiative), a non-profit dedicated to making hyperbaric oxygen therapy available to those who suffer from traumatic brain in...
- Kayakers Take on Noccalula Falls...SurviveSo it's possible to paddle over Noccalula Falls, but it may not long be permissible. Here's the link to a story about three paddlers (Pat Keller, Isaac Levinson, and Chris Cragtmans) who did so recently: Blog.AL.com. And the video is up as well, and...
- Recreation on the Black Warrior River and Tributaries, Impaired SegmentsThe Black Warrior Riverkeeper has recently compiled a list of impaired segments of waterways in the Black Warrior watershed, in the greater Birmingham area. Their goal is to have the classification of these segments changed to include 'swimming', so...
- Sipsey Wilderness Trail MapsWhile not strictly related to paddling, I thought this might be of interest. The Sipsey Wilderness Hiking Club (whose blog we've linked to below) has compiled a great deal of information about hiking that portion of the Bankhead National Forest. Beca...
- Recent ChangesWe have recently overhauled the North Jefferson Kayak Club website. We folded the website and blog into one site and simplified the navigability. The same important content for paddling maps, and paddling runs on the Cahaba and Locust Fork is still a...
- Saturday Morning Excursion at Smith Lake...
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