As mentioned, I took a trip to Birmingham a couple of weekends ago.
A fellow foodie friend (who I met through this blog) and I took a couple days to explore the city and of course, hit a few restaurants. Coincidentally, in addition to our mutual passion for all things culinary, we also love the outdoors. To balance the best of both worlds, we visited Vulcan Park and Oak Mountain State Park between meals.
Vulcan Park is home to the largest cast iron statue in the world. Vulcan has a long and sordid history which includes ancient gods, Greek mythology and the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. I learned this when I got home from the park website because we passed on paying to enter the museum.
When I was there, the most noticeable characteristic was his buns of steel. There wasn’t much of a trail, only a small loop, so we moved on to Oak Mountain.
Autumn in Birmingham is beautiful and Oak Mountain State Park displayed it’s glory. The leaves were an array of warm, glowing colors, there aren’t many mosquitoes and the landscape actually varies in elevation. We hiked to the Peavine Falls and then did a white/blue trail loop, about two to three miles total.
Although we do like the Homochitto National Forest, I’m looking for a free weekend to go back with my husband as soon as possible. There are over 50 miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a long list of available activities and primitive camp sites.
Forget the Vulcan, we can work on our own buns of steel.
Time to pull out my handy dandy checklist because no camping trip is complete without smores!
My sister (Erin) got married under Vulcan’s Buns of Steel. Hope you had a great visit to the Magic City.
Posted by Megan James | November 16, 2011, 12:12 pmThat’s awesome, way cooler than an arbor or canopy. The trip went fast, I feel like I need to go back.
Posted by Gidget Eats | November 16, 2011, 2:32 pm