Cottonwood Cabin

05/03/2024

We have the best visitors! 🐻

03/04/2024

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11/26/2023

Winter in Mentone, Alabama is an unforgettable experience, and you'll want to visit it every year for winter adventures.

06/03/2023

The bears are moving! Be !

In June, yearlings start moving out. Bears that were born last spring and denned up with mom this past winter are now 18-month old yearlings. If all goes well, they’ll be the size of a medium-sized dog by the end of June, although their fur coats can make them look larger. Yearling females are often allowed to move in next door to their mom. Yearling males are strongly encouraged to move out and go find a new territory of their own, so most young bears wandering far from home are males.

No matter how big and furry they look, yearling bears are all trying to figure out how to live without their mom’s help. They are often lonely and lack the fully developed survival skills of an adult bear. They are also hungry and inquisitive and will instinctively check out anything that seems as if it might be a source of food.

Like human teenagers, they are at a very impressionable stage of life. If they quickly discover that human places should be avoided, they will learn to support themselves as wild bears. If they find the backyard pickings are easy, they start down a road that is often a dead end. No matter how cute they look and how hungry they are, the best thing you can do to help yearlings grow up wild is to make sure there’s nothing around your home to attract them.

Learn how to be BearWise in our June article: bearwise.org/bear-alarm-clocks-are-going-off

Thanks for doing your part to be BearWise this month and all summer long!

05/29/2023

Couple visitors this morning!

02/03/2023

Sad news out of Mentone today. One of our local landmarks was lost overnight. Thankfully, no one was injured.

12/26/2022

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1st day of 2022 2023 ski Season. Yay; it's been a long time coming.

08/30/2022

We have a few September dates available before the fall rush. We’d love to see you at Cottonwood Cabin!

07/11/2022

They have a peaceful yet powerful presence, and we have many for you to experience in DeKalb County. Read our latest blog post, "Alabama’s Most Beautiful Waterfalls Right in Our Backyard"

https://visitlookoutmountain.com/alabamas-most-beautiful-waterfalls/

06/05/2022

Fun day trip idea! ⛰🚙❤️

This 'waterfall loop' includes five of Alabama's most beautiful waterfalls. You'll want to visit them all!

05/30/2022

⛰Relax & Recharge @ Cottonwood⛰ June dates are filling up quickly. Check out our amazing reviews here:

05/28/2022

Wow! Our secret is out! 💕🌸🌳

Girls weekend spots less than 4 hours away? We're in. 🌼🥂

05/16/2022

Bearwise.org has great info on co-existing with bears.

05/14/2022

Fantastic news! And looks great, too!

04/26/2022

Had a pretty cool visitor last night!

04/24/2022

There's so much natural beauty just waiting to be discovered at Little River Canyon National Preserve. (photo by Waterfall Wanderer / Alabama Nature Lovers)

04/17/2022

Lots of birds visiting us this weekend. Some uncommon, all beautiful!

04/14/2022

04/10/2022

We have some dates available in April!

02/16/2022

Beautiful moonlit night on Lookout Mountain.

02/14/2022

This never gets old 😍

01/26/2022

From natural beauty to dining and shops, this Alabama town has it all.

01/03/2022

Good morning from Lookout Mountain!

12/30/2021

Beautiful foggy morning on Lookout Mountain….

11/08/2021

11/6/21 The Red Boathouse @ DeSoto Falls.

10/27/2021

Fall colors showing up at DeSoto State Park… Photo from Jenni Harvey

10/23/2021

The fall colors are finally here! The Maples, the Hickories, and Sweet Gums are displaying the bright oranges, reds, and purples of the fall forest here at Little River Canyon National Preserve. We expect peak leaf color to be here in a couple weeks. The picture below was taken at Little Falls and shows the beauty of Little River flanked by fall color.

Photo Credit: NPS/Hayden Bell

10/20/2021

We are excited for our event, ‘Music in the Fields’ to take place this Friday evening! Food will be ready for purchase starting at 5PM and music will follow. We are hopeful you all will come out and enjoy a nice evening of music and community at the farm!

For more detailed information please visit our website (linked in our bio).

09/21/2021

DeSoto Falls 9/20/21

09/05/2021