Lake Martin Alabama

 

Lake Martin is located in east-central Alabama and about 60 mile northeast of Montgomery. It is a large lake an recreation area popular with fishing, camping, and other water related activities.

 

The view below is from the Maxwell-Gunter Rec area after we finally found the place and got settled into our new lot. I was out on the dock by our site and the evening and views were beautiful.

 



When we checked in the attendant said that it should be quiet on this point of land as we were the only ones planned to be there. There were about a dozen sites and three cabins and as he departed he said that he would leave us alone and lock the gate to the park behind himself as he left about 7 PM ... cool.

For the night we renamed this piece of property "Gunn's Point" as we were the only residents. This is one of the major advantages of our type of travel and we were rewarded with our very private lake location for the 20 dollars. The picture above is as you looked down the point of land past the RV sites to the cabins and the lake in the distance ... man, where is that kayak or canoe now?

And below, as you stood in front of the cabins, the view up the hill to the entrance of the place.

As we took our nightly walk along the shore we happened upon this guy looking for some dinner near our dock.

On the 16th we pulled the hoses and plugs from this really neat site and again headed north along US 431 toward Gadsden and our next destination of Huntsville and friends there.

Before you get on 431 though you pass near Mount Cheaha which is the highest point in Alabama. The road leading up to this scenic overview point is about 20 miles of steep curvy road but very spectacular terrain. That's Mount Cheaha in the distance on this 68 degree day. Lunch in Gadsden in the JC Penny parking lot and on to the Point Mallard park in Decatur near Huntsville.