On our last night in Alabama, we stopped by “The Wharf” entertainment district not far from our campground to see their laser light show. They made good use of their very tall palm trees for the show! Thursday’s drive was only a few hours, heading West through Mississippi and...
A Fort, A Big Lagoon, and Some Castles…Alabama part 3
- February 21, 2024
- Museum, RV, State Park, Travel
Thursday morning we drove out to Fort Morgan, about 25 miles West of Orange Beach. It’s situated where Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico meet. The fort was completed in 1834 and served the Confederacy during the Civil War until it surrendered in 1864. The fort was occupied...
Civil Rights, Aviation, and Live Oaks…Alabama part 2
- February 14, 2024
- Museum, State Park, Travel
We spent Thursday afternoon (Feb 8th) in Montgomery. Our first stop was The Legacy Museum. It is an incredible place, with four sections tracing America’s legacy of Enslavement, Racial Terror, Segregation, and Mass Incarceration. I can’t easily put into words the flood of emotions as we read and watched...
Rockets, Replicas, and Rosenbaum…Alabama part 1
After months of planning, it’s time for our second snowbird adventure! Our first adventure took us to North Carolina back in 2022; now, two years later, we’re headed a bit further south, to Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky. It’s a six-week trip, timed to hopefully miss lots...