Leslie Wiggins

Category: hiking

  • First-Day Hike

    January 1: I hiked a couple of miles around a nearby lake and attempted to photograph birds. In case no one has ever told you, birding is difficult. Getting a decent photograph of a bird is on another level. This is the best shot I got:

  • 52 Hikes: #5 Trail 200, Sipsey Wilderness

    52 Hikes: #5 Trail 200, Sipsey Wilderness

    Before Covid-19 paused my life, I was attempting a 52 Hikes challenge. Back in February, I hiked this beautiful trail in the Sipsey Wilderness.

  • 52 Hikes: #4 Rust Bucket Trail, Cahaba River Park

    52 Hikes: #4 Rust Bucket Trail, Cahaba River Park

    Before COVID-19, I was hiking every weekend. This blog is about hike #4, the Rust Bucket Trail.

  • 52 Hikes: #3 Camp O’Rear

    My third hike for 2020 was with my scouts at a BSA camp in Jasper, AL, called Camp O’Rear. It’s a nice little camp along Blackwater Creek. We hiked along both sides of the creek as far as we could go, then up to the rock house and arrowhead point. The scouts had a great…

  • 52 Hikes: #2 Falling Rock Falls

    52 Hikes: #2 Falling Rock Falls

    My second hike this year was to Falling Rock Falls.