Tag: Alabama

  • The birthplace of Helen Keller.

    Three Helen Keller Inspirational Anecdotes

    Exploring and learning continue to be the highlight of my fulltime RV adventure. I am genuinely amazed by people, history and the natural world. I approached the birthplace of Helen...

  • Lake Guntersville State Park

    I stumbled on Lake Guntersville State Park a year ago when I was southbound with the polar vortex nipping at my heels. It proved a great escape then, and it...

  • Quirky Clanton

    Between Birmingham and Montgomery is quirky Clanton, Alabama. Quirky in a mediocre sense. There was an attempt to create a reason to exit off I-65, but nothing truly exciting to...

  • Mardi Gras Mobile Style

    It was a cold and breezy start to Fat Tuesday in the city where the Mardi Gras parades started – Mobile, Alabama. The long history of celebrating in Mobile dates...

  • A Bus Ride

    A forest fire starts with just a small spark. However, if the weather, wind, and humidity is just right and there are dry grasses, shrubs and trees nearby, that one...

  • Spring Fixes

    With the sun shining and the windows open, the mild Alabama weather feels like spring is in the air. During the cold and snow I had been making a list...

  • Natchez Trace Parkway

    Four days and 444 miles through three states along the entire Natchez Trace Parkway proved a worthwhile experience. The amount of unique and varied history along the route makes for...