Sweet Home Alabama & Georgia Was On Our Mind

 

Another surprise we didn't think about, 

was crossing the historic

Edmund Pettus Bridge

in Selma, Alabama.

So much history here that we were speechless!

Click on the link to learn more.

Scott enjoying a beautiful sunset.

Just off Interstate 85 we stayed at 

Amity campground which is on the west side 

of  West Point Lake.

It is located on the border of Alabama and Georgia. 

If you are ever in this area we would recommend

staying here. Large spacious lots, quiet and it is 

a Corps of Engineers park.

        

The town of Lanett has a Guthrie's Restaurant 

so of course we had to go in and try the 

chicken fingers and fries.

Crispy on the outside and juicy inside. 

Ocmulgee Mounds

These are located in Macon, Georgia.

Since we are covering a lot of miles this year

the blog entries will be short. If you have time,

 click on the links to find out more.   

A short hike to the Earth Lodge.

A replica of what it would have looked like 

one thousand years ago.

It was used as a ceremonial gathering place. 

Lesser Temple Mound and Great Temple Mound.

As with most National Parks, it is well worth

your time to go into the visitor center. 

They usually have a short video 

and there were 1000's of artifacts on display.

We thought about going for a short hike 

and then read the signs. 

Neither of us think we can out run an alligator 

at our age so we passed. 

Vicksburg National Military Park

We would highly suggest if you are going to any National Park 

that you download the National Park App!

They have audio tours, calendar of events, 

road closures, maps, amenities

and so much information!

Vicksburg, Mississippi 

Vicksburg National Military Park

Click on the link above since there is so much history.

Loop entrance.

Illinois Memorial

The museum was closed when we were there but

you can go to the link above and see some of the 

 artifacts that were recovered and the history. 

Interesting. 

USS Cairo Gunboat 

You can see the support system which allows 

people to walk on board and see 

some of the original wood structure. 

It was heartbreaking to see how many 

unknown soldiers are buried here. 

Our first Magnolia tree.

Here are two of the 1,400 monuments, tablets 

and markers located around the park.

We learned so much history 

and why Vicksburg was important!

Starting Our 2022 Summer Travels!

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We are off on a New England Trip!

 While traveling through Texas we had to pick up some 

of our favorite BBQ, glazed pecans 

and visit some cousins, which is always fun!

New Orleans, Louisiana

 Since we have been living in Arizona for five years and 

are use to sunshine almost everyday, 

it is important to be weather aware. 

We stayed in Baton Rouge for a few days waiting for the 

storms to pass through New Orleans, but it was still

raining off and on our first day there. 

So many people and cars for a Sunday!

Lots of homeless people and still so

much destruction from Hurricane Ida.

Blue tarps everywhere. Not you typical let's have fun 

blog post but this is what we experienced. 

Not staying for the nightlife because it was

crazy enough during the day. We would rather

be around wildlife than wild people. 

South of New Orleans is the town of Jean Lafitte, 

this is where we took a two hour swamp boat tour. 

More destruction from the hurricanes. 

The swamp tour company used to be able to take 

their boats through here until islands of dirt and grass came in 

with the hurricane. They had to use tug boats to clear some 

of the channels to continue their tours. 
Amazing things we never knew or heard about. 

Spanish Moss

The captain took us into a cove to see some alligators.

The gators came running because they feed them 

marshmallows! Nothing special about 

marshmallows except they float, are cheap, 

and easy to throw or put on a pole. 

As you know gators will eat anything!

Keep your hands, legs, and elbows inside the boat! 

Inside where we purchased our tickets 

is a rare albino alligator.

 It wouldn't survive in the wild or outside. 

We are always amazed at what we see on our travels!

Stay tuned for more adventures.