Well, we stayed on Federal or State roads on our trip up from Montgomery but the last 15 miles was a roller coaster. Very exciting.
The invisible brake on the passenger side got a lot of use on that part of the trip. I may have a dent in the floor board but have not looked yet. Never take Hwy 45 north from Lineville Ala into the park. NEVER! There are tight turns into and just over hills with no guard rails with steep drop offs. Once I thought we were going to be able to wave “Hi” to ourselves as the curve was that hard back on itself. Many times the back of the 5th wheel seemed to be in one curve going left as we started into the next going right. We did get 9.9 MPG on the trip up from Montgomery. I think the last 15 miles was what brought down our MPG
The State park was built back in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Many of the original hand laid rock buildings are still in use today. There have been improvements like 50 amp service, water, and sewer to each RV site.
A time lapse from Bald Rock overlook.
Approaching Pulpit Rock overlook.
There is almost no cell service from the upper campground without a booster. Thanks Dad, your cell booster made it possible to make phone calls! Shawna’s Verizon smart phone would only work near the highest point in the state. This is also where we have to go to get WiFi access with our AT&T hot spot. So to update this, I had to take the hot spot and laptop in the truck and drive 1 mile with a climb up almost 400 feet in altitude.
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We enjoyed a day visiting museums in Montgomery. The Museum of Alabama and Archives is a stunning example of quality construction. Huge columns across the front and back of the building. The floors, walls, and columns all Tennessee or Alabama granite and marble. The museum itself is extensive as it relates to Alabama. It can compete with any in the country for the quality and presentation. Very interactive and includes "Alabama Voices" which are recordings of people who had been slaves among others. After 2 hours of exploring the museum we stopped by the “First White house of the Confederacy.” Preserved from the time of the Civil War as it would have been at that time. It was very interesting to see how the leadership lived during that time. An interesting security system to alert on overly inquisitive visitors. Seems very familiar.
We will be staying just south of Montgomery till Wednesday. It is over 100 degrees. Ouch! Both AC units are running full out. Good thing electricity is included with the site. So far we are getting 10.5 mpg. Well we are not to the mountains yet so this may actually look good later in the trip. At least the sunset was great. The plan is to visit a museum or two tomorrow.
We have been helping with our grandchildren but starting in the morning we start off on the next adventure. Next near Montgomery then on to Cheaha Mountain. After that will likely be Cathedral Caverns State Park but as always we are flexible on our schedule and direction.
Well I have gotten to a milestone of being retired. Not really knowing immediately when asked what day of the week it is. I love it but it did weird me out a bit. Something that I have not had a confusion on since I was a kid during summer break but realizing it was not really that important to me now. Guess that retirement thing is really setting in now. The creek is very nice. Getting deeper every day since we have had rain around or on us for the last week. Still we will be gone long before that gets to be a problem as we move out Sunday to head north.
We don't seem to know how to relax yet. Always something on the list to do or work on in preparation for the long trip. Well we have only 11 days before we head out. Just enough time to plan visits with the family.
With more practice we should be able to get this whole relaxing thing down. The one thing we do have is time to get this right. We are now both retired! After 35 years at the College for over half my life, I retired. That does not include a few years before that when I worked at other businesses so I have been working for 40 years. Time for a break.
We are on to our next adventure. We will be taking care of a few things and visiting with family before our first big trip. The trip plan is to travel up through Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and back to Florida. We expect our trip to take 6 months. We are being very flexible with our timing and places to visit because retired people can do that sort of thing. Below is a very general path we plan to take but almost all of our plans can be changed. |
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