Hi Y'All,

I think I got that right.   I have been in Huntsville a couple of times and it seems like a really nice place.  So, what is the pros and cons of living in Alabama?

I know that Barber is about 2 hours down the road, but what else can you tell me about the area?


Thanks, for the info. 

see my mississippi/alabama ride report in the dirt section.  i'll definitely go back just for the abundance of DS opportunities.

Pros: Ride year round, cheap cost of living, pretty close to some dang good riding, stones throw from Heaven (AKA Barber Motorsports Park), good barbeque is readily available

Cons:  Occasional backwoods idiot or ghetto idiot encounter (less of an issue in Huntsville than in other parts of the state).  But idiots of all sorts abound in this country, so you're never safe.  It gets nasty hot in the summer, which can take a lot of the fun out of riding.

Had some friends that lived in Huntsville for 8-10 years.  Everything seemed great except for (what seemed to me) to be an incredible amount of severe severe weather.  Crazy skies, tornados, that kind of thing. 

Of course, I'm in Michigan...not much weather drama around here.  Maybe Alabama isn't any different than many places.

Had some friends that lived in Huntsville for 8-10 years.  Everything seemed great except for (what seemed to me) to be an incredible amount of severe severe weather.  Crazy skies, tornados, that kind of thing. 

Of course, I'm in Michigan...not much weather drama around here.  Maybe Alabama isn't any different than many places.

Yikes...hope no grammer nazi sees this post.