Re: Trip to Huntsville AL
I'm not in that area, but I hear that the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark in Birmingham (100 miles from Huntsville) is interesting to photograph.
https://www.slossfurnaces.com/
https://www.slossfurnaces.com/photography-at-sloss/
Re: Trip to Huntsville AL
Theres a rail museum in the area that has a few interesting things to shoot. Monte Sano State Park is another place to prowl for shooting. Then theres the Space Museum, thats a days worth of fun.
Re: Trip to Huntsville AL
Just West of Huntsville, towards Decatur, AL, is Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/wheeler/
Re: Trip to Huntsville AL
If you're able to drive a bit (and have an interest in U.S. history:)) the Shiloh National Military Park is definitely worth visiting. As for "scenic" areas, within a hundred mile radius you'll find some nice hiking trails in the Sipsey Wilderness to the west, as well as Little River Canyon National Preserve to the east. Otherwise, the state parks in the Tennessee portion of the Cumberland Plateau are well worth visiting, too. (A little further afield are the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the Nantahala National Forest in Western North Carolina...probably a bit too far for a day trip, but a bit bigger country to explore.)
At any rate, I taught down in Birmingham during the 1990's before moving here to Knoxville, Tennessee, and always thought Alabama was really a hidden gem--hopefully you'll find time to explore.
Re: Trip to Huntsville AL
photograph and eat barbecue!
Re: Trip to Huntsville AL
Check out John Dersham’s My Alabama.
Re: Trip to Huntsville AL
Not long ago I ran across The Dismals Canyon website; www.dismalscanyon.com/thecanyon. It is located in Phil Campbell, Alabama and it sure looks like a nice area. Sorry, it looks like it's closed until March.
Re: Trip to Huntsville AL
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Originally Posted by
Bob Salomon
Check out John Dersham’s My Alabama.
Left out his web site:
https://johndersham.com
Re: Trip to Huntsville AL
The Space Museum! I will be there in a few weeks myself, only for a few days with my wife and my mom. We are also going to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Now is the season where hundreds or thousands of sandhill cranes are there, and it is quite a site. They also have other migratory birds.
I will have to look up some of the other suggestions above myself.