Best Easy Day Hikes Birmingham

 

Reviews are starting to come in for my latest Falcon hiking guide, Best Easy Day Hikes Birmingham (AL) and they have been very positive.

Best Easy Day Hikes Birmingham (BEDHB) covers about 20 of the best hikes within 60 miles of downtown Birmingham ranging in difficulty from short, 30 minute to one hour jaunts to ADA accessible trails to longer half-day hikes that may be a little more challenging.

This was a fun guide to write with easy travel to all of the trails, several that I have never been on before, and a return to some old favorites including many of the waterfalls in the Birmingham area. Who doesn't love a waterfall?

As always, the book is loaded with all of the information you need to have an enjoyable hike - difficulty ratings, mileages, trail contacts, mile-by-mile description, maps, photos, you name it. The best part about BEDHB is that it is pocket size, small enough to carry with you in your back pocket, jacket pocket, or day pack.

The book is available now at most local brick and mortar book stores in the state as well as online at B&N, Books-a-Million, Amazon, and other online retailers. 

A Friendly Reminder...

I'll be signing copies of my latest book, A History Lover's Guide to Mobile and the Alabama Gulf Coast at the Haunted Book Shop, 9 Joachim Street, Mobile, AL from 6pm to 8pm during the LoDa Art Walk. The book is a general overview of the 320+ year history of Alabama's Port City and Gulf Coast with a twist - each chapter takes you to areas where you can see and experience some of that history first hand, and it's much more than just stops at museums. Consider it your historical travel guide to Mobile. Hope to see you there! 

 

Book Signing / Pre-Order Everyone's Gone to the Moon

 

  

A History Lover's Guide to Mobile and the Alabama Gulf Coast is available NOW! You can order copies from the Haunted Book Shop in Mobile and I'll be doing an author signing there during the LoDa Art Walk Friday, March 10th from 6 to 8pm.

The Haunted Book Shop is also accepting pre-orders of my latest book, Everyone's Gone to the Moon: Life on Earth and the Epic Voyage of Apollo 11. The official release date is October 2023.

New Jersey In The Spotlight At EWR

 

Traveling through any airport is a challenge, but these days, the stress can be overwhelming with massive cancellations due to severe storms, long delays, you name it. One airport - Newark-Liberty International Airport in Newark, NJ (EWR) - is trying to make those long, dreaded layovers a little easier to cope with.

Read all about it in my latest article for TravelAwaits.

We Have Book Signing

 

Once again, I can't thank the director of Historic Blakeley State Park, historian, and author Mike Bunn for inviting me to do a presentation and book signing at the annual Alabama Author's Day event February 19th. It's a chance to meet some really great authors from the area and the state and learn about their new books (and I always learn more about the craft myself.) Thanks to all who could make it. It was a gorgeous sunny Sunday afternoon and Mardi Gras' Joe Caine Day to boot but still, there was a great crowd.

Now, it's on to the next. I'm really excited to have been invited to do a book signing at one of my absolute favorite books stores, the Haunted Book Shop at 9 Joachim St., Mobile. Exciting because first of all, the signing is in downtown Mobile and will be the first signing of my latest non-fiction historical book, "A History Lover's Guide to Mobile and the Alabama Gulf Coast". Secondly, it will be held during the monthly Mobile LoDa Art Walk, and fun filled evening of the arts in the Port City.

It's going to be a blast and I hope to see you there Friday March 10th from 6 to 8pm. Click HERE for directions to the Haunted Book Shop.

Latest Articles

 I've been a bit behind in posting my latest travel articles on TravelAwaits but I'm here today to correct that. Here they are. Enjoy!

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Becoming An Asteroid Specialist...Or Not

 

Who knew my love of bad (and some good) "B" movies and space exploration would come in handy? Recently, I was interviewed by Space.Com about the feasibility of nuking an asteroid that is hurtling to Earth as seen in so many Sci Fi movies. Read the article here.