Alabama Hang-Cheaha Falls camping area

[aboyd]

This weekend, abc, Grapenut, Jaxx, Buhlee, and myself had a really nice hang. Thanks to abc for starting of the idea, and for those that could not make it...we hope to see you at the next one.

Grapenut and Jaxx came in a day early and spent one night at Turnipseed, and did some hiking up the punishing "Stairway to Heaven" the rest of us met at the camping area at the Cheaha Falls crossing, just below the Cheaha Falls shelter of Friday evening.

I started the walk in from the road, and noticed that some of the trails in the area were closed due to some extensive flooding.



So, as I pondered what we might do on Saturday...and I walked towards the shelter...I almost missed this. About a 3 foot copper head. He was not interested in getting out of my way either. Had to encourage him with my trekking pole.



So, we setup and spent the day around camp Saturday. We enjoyed some great discussions, and some good food. I learned a lot, as usual...and will likely buy more gear as the result of the trip. We even had a little hammock suspension school.







Later in the day we did some swimming...water was COLD, but refreshing..





Of course we spent time checking out everyone's hammock setups, learning new ideas, and finding more ways to spend money.









And what hammock hang would be complete without....a wedding! That's right, a group of people walked over half a mile back into the woods to get married. That's a first for any hammock hang I have attend for sure.





We had a great time, and will certainly have to do this again. This was a great spot to camp. I am sure the other guys will post more pictures as well, and report their experience. Can't wait to do this again.

Picture from the shelter, just up the hill from where we camped. Had to walk up to get cell service and check in with the family from time to time. The view was great!

[Basie]

What a pretty spot. Stunning river.

[ciphoto]

Nice report, I'll have to get back to checking the forum regular and maybe make a future hang.

The Skyway, Silent, Pinhoti loop is a favorite...

[Postal]

Hate I missed this. Hope to get time to actually attend one. Though I will be honest. Due to this trip I was inspired and the whole family has been in the hammocks for several days now.

[Grapenut]

Great summary at the start of this thread by Aboyd; I'll try not to repeat anything...

Bottom line up front: I will definitely be back to this area to camp and hope others will too. The trails we ventured on were great and the only thing (besides the snake Aboyd ran into) that we had to worry about was poison ivy.

I'm not sure how much of the year finds water rolling off the falls and into the deep pool where we camped...but the place was awesome this weekend! While the water was cold (wouldn't have it any other way) the big rocks were warm from the sun and felt great after retreating from the water.

As always, strangers joined forces in the name of better hammocking and emerged respected friends and fellow gear junkies!

Here's a couple of pics:

[Buhlee]

I had a great time, made some friends, and learned a lot. Overall, it was definitely a good trip for me. I wish I could have made it a day earlier to do the longer hike, but I'm just glad I was able to make it.

[hawkerev]

Great trail reports and pics ....looks like a awesome spot to hang ... Summer would be nice during heat of the day just hanging out in that waterfall !

[Jaxx]

Got a few pics to add . what a wonderful time, I can't wait to go back. Click on the pics and then click on the magnifying glass two more times to see large size. For some reason ,it would not let me put the original size on here .