Having completed the Florida section of our Eastern Continental Journey, we traveled quickly over 200+ miles of Alabama roads to reach the southernmost point of the Appalachian Mountain range which starts at Flagg Mountain. Note that Flagg Mountain is also the southern terminus of the Pinhoti Trail (“Pinhoti” comes from a Creek Native American word meaning “Turkey’s Home” or “place of the turkey,”). The Pinhoti Trail is 351 miles long, with its northern terminus ending at the Benton MacKaye Trail. Flagg Mountain has some CCC history, and holds a special place in our hearts.
The weather going up to Flagg Mountain was foggy, a bit drizzly, and breezy, with temps in the mid-40’s.
We made our base camp for the Pinhoti section at Cheaha State Park. Mount Cheaha is Alabama’s highest mountain, with not only the Pinhoti Trail traveling through it, but also some very lovely side trails, with great views. The state park campground staff were helpful, kind, and informative. There is a resident black cat at the camp store that we lovingly named, ‘Nip’ due to a small chunk of ear taken out during an alley cat brawl.
There is a tower and museum at the top of Mount Cheaha. The museum is filled with CCC history, with many tools and other paraphernalia used during that time on display.
Next up, Appalachian Mountain range in New England
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