Showing posts with label waterfalls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label waterfalls. Show all posts

Sunday, January 17, 2021

2021 Jan 14, Day trip to Gadsden and Covered Bridges of Alabama

Today, the hubby and I traveled US 72 to I-65 to 67 east to Priceville, stopping at Morgan County Memorial Park where they had a Hurley helicopter, a T-34Mentor Plane-on loan from Pensacola, FL, and an M60A1 Tank. There were several tall war plaques representing soldiers who had to give their lives for our country.
 Morgan County Memorial Park Priceville, Alabama 
We stopped at Jack's in Blountsville for lunch. Ordered a kid’s chicken finger meal and a blueberry cream cheese pie. Saw a carved statue in the trees outside Jack's.
Swann Covered Bridge
We traveled to Swann Covered Bridge, built in 1933, located at Swann Bridge Road Cleveland, which crosses over the Locust Fork River.
 Easley Bridge
Our next stop was the Easley-covered bridge built in 1927. It was located at Easley Bridge Road Oneonta. We met a couple the man was in the car, and the woman taking pictures. I asked them if they had been to the Swann Covered Bridge, and they said not today. We rode to Horton Mill Covered Bridge, built in 1934, which crossed over the Calvert Prong Little Warrior River.
Noccalula falls
Horton Covered Bridge 

We filled up with gas at Love's in Sneed. Then we rode another thirty minutes to Noccalula Falls in Gadsden, where we met a man on a motorcycle I asked him if he knew where the covered bridges were at the park. He said you are asking the wrong person I am from New York, and I am enjoying this warm weather, but I said it gets cold here in north Alabama. He said enjoy your day and rode off. We walked around taking pictures of the roaring falls. The water was too rough for any waterfowl. We started for home the sun was going down and staring us right in the face, which didn’t last long. Before we knew it, it was dark. We came home through Decatur, and the traffic was Heavy. It had been a beautiful day for traveling.
Traveling home

Thursday, December 20, 2018

2018 Dec 4, Day trip to Nashville to see Grinch Ice, Gardens Opryland Hotel, & Opry MIlls Nashville, Tennessee

Hubby and I ate lunch at Cracker Barrel Spring Hill.

Hubby ordered a Hamburger, coleslaw, and pinto beans.
I ordered a kid's shrimp tarter sauce and fried apples with cornbread. 
Before entering Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The ice display includes over 2 million pounds of hand-carved ice sculptures. 
Everyone must line up to get a blue coat to wear inside because the rooms are kept at 9 degrees Fahrenheit. I wasn't going to get cold! The coat I am wearing here I wore under the blue coat, along with gloves and boots. It was still cold inside, you could not stay long inside.
The Grinch and his sleigh and I bundled up 
Me and the Grinch 
How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Opryland Gaylord Hotel stopped for a quick picture in front of  Sleigh and Christmas Tree.
A quick picture with Trace Adkins

bird of Paradise 
Red Poinsettia 
Purple Orchard
Lots of beautiful flowers throughout the three gardens at the Hotel.
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. 
We took our time at Grinch Ice, Three Gardens at Opryland Gaylord Hotel,  and we walked around at Opry Mills.
We ate dinner inside Opry Mill, and we did not run into the work traffic on our way home.
We arrived home around 9:30PM.



Monday, January 30, 2017

Waterfalls in Alabama

Cheaha State Park Falls
The three best waterfalls to see near Cheaha State Park are Cheaha Falls, Devils Den, and High Falls.
Secret Falls Phil Campbell, Alabama
Secret Falls is one of two falls located in the Dismals, Phil Campbell.
Tucked deep within the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Dismals Canyon is 85 acres of nature. 

 The canyon is home to two waterfalls, Secret Falls and Rainbow Falls, and six natural bridges.

Waterfall on Shoals Creek, Killen, Al 
Noccalula Falls 1500 Noccaluala Park Gadsden
Named after a Creek Indian princess, Noccalula Falls stands 90, feet tall and is one of the most visited natural attractions in the state.
When rain conditions are normal the waterfall is around 20 feet with a smaller one located a little to the right of the higher fall. While heavy rains cause the two falls to merge into one wider waterfall.
Noccalula falls during a drought.
Noccalula falls during normal rainfall, in Gadsden, Alabama.

Man-Made Waterfall at UNA, Florence, Alabama

Man-Made Waterfall at Marriott Hotel Florence, Alabama 
Waterfall at Shoals Creek Preserve Track Hiking Trail 

Coldwater Falls Tuscumbia Spring Park 2009


Coldwater Falls Spring Park Tuscumbia
The man-made Coldwater Falls was constructed with over 2,000 tons of sandstone and today sees more than 4.3 million gallons of water flow each day.
Desota Falls Menton Alabama 

The concrete dam above one of North Alabama's tallest falls, Desota Falls was built in 1925 for Alabama's first hydroelectric power plant.


Wilson Dam Falls Florence, Alabama

The Wilson Dam is the only neoclassical-style dam in the Tennessee Valley Authority System, integrating themes of Ancient Roman and Greek architecture into the modern structure.























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