And the good weather at DeSoto State Park near Fort Payne, AL continued! Next on our agenda was to visit the much publicized DeSoto Falls, named for famed explorer, Hernando DeSoto, which are located about seven miles north of DeSoto …

The day after the night before (the night being the one with all the severe storms and tornadoes) dawned bright and sunny. Knowing that our families most likely were worried about us, before even taking a shower we went to …

Note: the following post describes events prior to the posts regarding our tornado experience. …and we’re back in Alabama! Well, it wasn’t really a hop, skip and a jump, it was more like a 30 minute drive from the campground …

As noted in the previous post we spent several hours touring the USS Alabama located at Battleship Memorial Park just outside of Mobile and only about 5 minutes from Meaher State Park where we were staying. Also located in this …