Sweet Home Alabama

or so they say

 

After a good night in eastern Tennessee we continued the trek to the southwest. Somewhere near Chattanooga on I-75 we hit a blinding storm front. This was one of the worst in our many travels, with lightening hitting three times near us with the simultaneous explosive crack ... yeow!

 

After that though things cleared out and we came to rest in Gadsden Alabama, home of the Noccalula Falls park. While we don't do the city parks often this one was well reviewed so we thought we would try and it was into another 200+ mile day ... go for it.

The park is right near I-59 and had a really easy access. This is a huge piece of real estate just to the northeast of Gadsden itself. There are water parks, zoos, camping, hiking, and the falls themselves.

The RV park had 5 pull thrus for about $25 a night. This was a 60 foot concrete pad in the trees but with a lot of room for getting in and out. The infrastructure is very old but they continue to make the needed improvements ... not a bad place ... and wish we had more time to explore the entire complex. Oh yeah, you can hear the lions roar nearby when they are fed ... comforting on the nightly walk.

I don't have space here but if interested you should look up the legend of Noccalula and learn why this bronze statue is posed as she is at the top of the falls; neat.

The next morning off to Meridian Mississippi and the Bonita Lakes park. No lakes but a nice quiet enroute park with wide concrete pads and easy hookups for $23.

Next stop New Orleans!!