Feb 06

Urban Hiking the Historic 1818 Town of Mooresville, Alabama

Join me as I go urban hiking in the historic Alabama city of Mooresville, which was Alabama’s first incorporated town (1818.) This is a fantastic 2 hour hiking adventure.

It’s a great urban area to hike in as there is little to no traffic!

From their website – https://www.mooresvilleal.com/

Welcome to Historic Mooresville, Alabama! Mooresville is the first town incorporated by the Alabama Territorial Legislature, on November 16, 1818. The entire town is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is one of Alabama’s most important and intact villages. Historic homes and buildings, gracious gardens and tree-shaded streets make a visit to Mooresville seem like a step back in time.

From their historical marker:

The post office is the oldest operational post office in the state of Alabama. It has served the community from the original building since 1840! The mailboxes and furnishings are even older and have been in the family for several generations.

While urban hiking in beautiful Mooresville don’t forget to stop by 1818 Farms – https://1818farms.com/

This beautiful city is located between Decatur and Huntsville, Alabama and is a must do urban hiking destination!

Click here to join me on this beautiful urban hike.

Jan 30

Solo Hiking Beautiful Stone Cuts Trail!

Today’s adventure takes me solo hiking on beautiful Monte Sano Stone Cuts Trail!

Stone Cuts trial has its own trailhead and begins from the bikers parking lot within the park. The trail begins with a decent decline and rarely levels out one way or another. I would say that this trial is pretty easy to moderate overall. As the name suggests you’ll eventually find yourself hiking through tall rocks and a semi-cave like area – open on both sides. It’s really a beautiful hike and I’d certainly say it’s a must hike if you visit Monte Sano State Park.

Monte Sano State Park is located in Huntsville, Alabama and easy to get to. The park offers a ton of trails for all fitness levels. If you’re ever in Huntsville, Alabama, spend the $5.00 and take and adventure hike in the park! It’s full of mountain streams, waterfalls and big views!

Click here and join me for a beautiful adventure on Monte Sano!

Jan 23

Urban Hiking Historic Madison Station

Click here if you’d like to go Urban Hiking in the Historic Downtown Madison Station, Madison, Alabama.

In this urban hiking micro adventure on allthingstonyj, I travel to Historic Downtown Madison station in Madison, Alabama.
This area was once called Madison Station because the Charleston and Memphis railway built a depot there.
It’s also known for its eateries. The Main Street Cafe is a must stop location for a fantastic lunch – great lunch special offered regularly.
The Old Black Bear seems to be another restaurant of interest if you’re in Madison. It serves not only local beer but also Alabama Gulf Coast Seafood, Tuesday through Sunday – as well as other tasty choices.
Once your full from lunch you can walk off the calories by shopping in one of their many boutiques.
Then when you get hungry from shopping then you must visit the Zion Gourmet Popcorn store for popcorn, candy and more!
Then if you’re lucky, which I was in this video, you might get to experience a train passing by just like yesteryear.

Main Street Cafe – https://mainstreetcafemadison.com/
Old Black Bear – https://obbmadison.com/
Zion Gourmet Popcorn – https://www.zionpopcorn.com/

Jan 16

Ideas for a New Adventure?

It’s time for new ideas for my next micro adventure season on all things tony j. Just finished the 2020 micro adventure season and I’m looking for new ideas for 2021 that anyone can do. I’ll also share my favorite adventure of 2020 of all my adventures taken.

I want to create micro adventure content that you want to see, so your adventure ideas are important to me. Please leave ideas in the comments section for consideration on my channel. As you think about new adventure ideas here are a few from 2020:
Solo hiking, Urban Hiking, Hiking with Dogs, Motovlogging, Boating, Car Shows, Etc…

Remember your suggestions should inspire and motivate others to break the monotony of the weekly grind one micro adventure at a time. So they need to be ones I can do in a day, or at most, 3 days from Athens, Alabama.

I look forward to seeing your ideas so I can create micro adventures that will inspire you to get out and explore your part of the world.

So Click here and let me know what you’d like to see!

Jan 09

92 Rides to Roads Unknown (2021) Ep-1 Elkmont, Alabama

On today’s micro-adventure I travel beautiful country roads, by motorcycle, to small town America – Elkmont, Alabama.


Elkmont has that small town charm yet is home to the world renowned, Belle Chevre goat cheese operation.


So click here and join me on another micro adventure by motorcycle, on allthingstonyj, as I visit Elkmont, Alabama!

Jan 03

Best of My Crazy 2020 Micro-adventures

This year I found myself all over several states in search for the next micro-adventure!

Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Alabama all got represented as I cross-crossed all over the Southeast.

It truly has been a great year of Crazy Micro Adventures! Solo Hiking, Urban Hiking, Dolphins, Dogs, Waterfalls, Car shows, Superbike Races, Pelicans, Rocket Ships and more – all made it this year for my best of Allthingstonyj Micro-adventures!

Want to see the best of 2020 5 minutes? Click here and let the journey begin!

Dec 28

Solo Hiking Ep-2 (2020) South Plateau Pt-2 – Mountain streams and beautiful views!

In this micro-adventure I go solo hiking on the South Plateau of Monte Sano.

It was a crisp winter day, leaves had fallen and the views spectacular! It all took place on the South Plateau on Monte Sano in Huntsville, Alabama, in the period of an afternoon.

I got to experience running streams, silence and so much more. So put on your favorite hiking shoes and go solo hiking with me on allthingstonyj where I’m trying to motivate and inspire you to break the monotony of the weekly grind one micro-adventure at a time!

Click here to see the video!

Dec 21

Solo Hiking (2020) Ep-2 – South Plateau Pt 1 – Waterfalls, Cliffs and More!

In this micro-adventure I go solo hiking on the South Plateau of Monte Sano.

It was a crisp winter day, leaves had fallen and the views spectacular! It all took place on the South Plateau on Monte Sano in Huntsville, Alabama, in the period of an afternoon.

I got to experience running streams, waterfalls, cliffs, silence and so much more. So put on your favorite hiking shoes and go solo hiking with me on allthingstonyj where I’m trying to motivate and inspire you to break the monotony of the weekly grind one micro-adventure at a time!

Click here to watch the video!

Dec 13

92 Rides Roads Unknown (2020) Ep – 2 – Soda Pop Junction, Col Littleton and Blue Barns!

In 92 Rides Roads Unknown today, on allthingstonyj, I set out on another micro-adventure on my motorcycle.


I’ll be on a one day micro-adventure to Lynnville, Tennessee home of Soda Pop Junction and the world renowned Col Littleton’s Leather company.
Soda Pop Junction allows you to step back in time to a 50’s style diner and is home of Tennessee’s Number One Cheeseburger, known a Big Johnny’s Burger – I must say it was absolutely wonderful! Service was fantastic!
Col Littleton’s Leather Company is a must see in Lynneville. It’s seriously the most unique leather store I’ve ever visited. And the people there were awesome – really nice!


The journey to and from was just as interesting as the location. Old building of yesteryear, livestock, historic homes, a blue barn (first blue barn I’ve seen) and a dog were all included in this awesome trip.


While my adventure included a motorcycle, you could just as easily have done the same in your car!


I just hope my adventures inspire and motivate you to break the weekly monotony with a micro-adventure of your own.

Click here if you’d like to watch the video!

Dec 07

92 Rides Roads Unknown (2020) Ep-1 – Did that Dog Try To Bite Me?

In this new series of micro-adventures on allthingstonyj, I explore unknown roads on my motorcycle! In this episode you’ll see a beautiful countryside, goats, farm houses, a church in the wildwood and a dog that tries to bite me! It takes place in the Cross Key community near Athens, AL. The story of the 92 on my tank is the year that I graduated from seminary, thus the 92 Rides Roads Unknown! As a child we would often hop in the car and just take a ride in the country to places we’d never been. It was always a great time. So while I take these micro-adventures on my motorcycle, you can use the same idea with any mode of transportation. I just want to inspire you to get out, break the monotony of the weekly grind, and explore your local world! The bike started as a Yamaha v star 1100 that I chopped up and made into a bar hopper. It’s still a work in progress and a great riding bike!

Click here to experience it for yourself!