Weekend road trip to Northern Alabama

CinnamonSugar

CinnamonSugar

A Quiet American
Headed out earlier this AM for the Huntsville area of Alabama and what a beautiful day for a drive! I try to stick to non- Interstate roads as much as possible. Enjoying the play of light and shadow on fields and forests as the road dips and rises.

if autumn in the north is like a trumpet fanfare of color, then a Southern autumn is the woodwinds of the orchestra…. Our colors tend to be more subtle…. Muted green/brown, tawny yellow-gold and burnished russet.

loblolly pines stand sentry in orderly rows on one side of the highway…. Turkey oaks, tulip poplars and sweet gums jostle for position on the other side. I pass fields of cotton, soybeans and peanuts, then groves of pecan trees… all under a beautiful blue sky

I’ll post pics when I get further along 😊
 

Stopped in Wedowee (pronounced weDOWwee, AL for a stretch break. Cute little town with gift shops and friendly folks. Stopped at First Light Coffee and picked up a peach cobbler muffin. Poked around in a couple of the little stores … this is the front porch display of one :

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When I travel, I try to pick a new cuisine or something I can’t get in my neck of the woods… so tonight, it was German. Had bratswurst with grilled asparagus and cucumber salad + a lovely glass of Riesling. YUM!

if it’s any indication of how good everything was, I ate *every bit* of the rolls in the bread basket, something I seldom touch lol
 
CinnamonSugar said:
When I travel, I try to pick a new cuisine or something I can’t get in my neck of the woods… so tonight, it was German. Had bratswurst with grilled asparagus and cucumber salad + a lovely glass of Riesling. YUM!

if it’s any indication of how good everything was, I ate *every bit* of the rolls in the bread basket, something I seldom touch lol
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Your trip sounds wonderful, glad you're getting away and enjoying yourself. Thanks for taking us along. 🌷
 
I headed to Monte Sano state park this AM and what a beautiful morning. Drove up and out of the valley fog to a bright blue sky, crisp air, and lovely, quiet forest in which to stroll.

The silence of the woods, the tall trunks reaching up like living pillars and the morning light shining through the multi-colored canopy leaves of leaves is like being in a living cathedral. *so peaceful and restorative*

here are a couple pics. Don’t do it justice but a little taste :

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CinnamonSugar said:
I headed to Monte Sano state park this AM and what a beautiful morning. Drove up and out of the valley fog to a bright blue sky, crisp air, and lovely, quiet forest in which to stroll.

The silence of the woods, the tall trunks reaching up like living pillars and the morning light shining through the multi-colored canopy leaves of leaves is like being in a living cathedral. *so peaceful and restorative*

here are a couple pics. Don’t do it justice but a little taste :

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That walking trail is made for me, lovely picture CinnamonSugar :love:
 
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