Fairfield Inn N Stes Marriott Gadsden

... point and I cursed the rest of the drive to Kisa’s house. Safe in her home, I was treated to delicious fajitas and sugar cookies! While she wasn’t wearing pearls and high heels, she was the most fabulous hostess. In true southern hospitality, she attempted to make me a pan full of some chex mix concoction as a road trip snack for me…the contents ended up scattered on the floor of her kitchen.

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Heading South and into the sun. We left Asheville and drove back through the Smoky Mountains. The weather was completely different this time, foggy and rainy and absolutely amazing. It crazy how different one place can look depending on the weather. It was totally beautiful.

Once through the Smoky Mountains we headed back into Alabama for a few extra sights. First stop was Noccalula Falls in Gadsden ...

... THEN, WE WENT AND GOT US SOME HOT CHOCOLATE AND BOY WAS IT GOOD AND WARM! WE WALKED AND SAW EVERYTHING. WE, ALSO, WENT INTO THE LITTLE GIFT SHOP TO LOOK AROUND. I ALWAYS LOOK FOR A SPOON. WE GOT BACK TO THE ROOM EARLY ENOUGH TO PLAY SOME CARDS AND HAVE BIG BLOCKS. WE WILL SEE IF THE KIDS WANT TO GO NEXT YEAR! IF NOT WE PROBABLY WILL COME BACK...IT WAS FUN! THANK YOU FATHER!

... TUB OR JACUZZI! I GUESS, THE REASON IS THAT WE TALK AND LAUGH MORE AT THIS TIME. YES, WE PLAYED GIN RUMMY! I BEAT THE SOCKS OFF OF HIM THIS TIME. YES, THE CHOCOLATE WAS SO VERY GOOD AND YES EVEN THOUGH IT IS BAD FOR MY FIGURE...WHAT FIGURE? I DID EAT THE WHOLE BIG BLOCK, ANYWAY! HOPEFULLY, WE WILL GO BACK SOMETIME. THANK YOU, LORD FOR I KNOW YOU ARE THE GIVER OF GOOD GIFTS!

We rode through a couple of very difficult mountain passes today. I did alright- I think I may have impressed some of my co-riders. We are at 700 miles down- 1300 to go. I am so grateful for this incredibly enjoyable trip- I think my years of being a fisherman has paid off since every time I stop I talk to the fisherman and give them literature... I am the only person who can do this I ...

(44)TRIP TAKEN 12-19-08 FRIDAY WE LOADED UP WITH OUR GRAND-BABY,OUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TO MEET OUR SON AT HIS WORK PLACE. THEN WE ALL LEFT OUT FOR THE CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS IN GADSDEN, ALABAMA. CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS IS OPEN EACH YEAR AT THE NOCCOLULA FALLS PARK. IT WAS ALL DECORATED UP BUT NOT QUITE AS MUCH AS THE LAST TIME WE WENT. THE FALLS WERE BREATH TAKING THIS TIME. THERE WAS A LOT ...

... WERE RESERVED SO WE HAD TO TAKE DOUBLE BEDS BUT THE BEDS WERE GREAT...I THINK PILLOW-TOP. WOULD YOU BELIEVE THE SUNSET WAS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN FORT MORGAN! THE SUN LOOKED SO HUGH. THE VIDEO AND THE PICTURES DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE. YOU CAN HEARD THE CHILDREN'S EXCITEMENT WATCHING IT SET AND GO DOWN. FATHER, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! YOU ARE THE SUPREME ARTIST!! THANK YOU.

... of Harrisburg nearly to the New Jersey border named Blue Mountain, it has a pretty decent vertical drop. The drive from central New Jersey was just over two hours and the weather conditions nearly perfect - brilliant blue skies and temperatures very close to the freezing mark, neither cold enough to be bitter nor warm enough to bring about overheating. It's not necessarily that I like to ski and engage in other outdoor activities by myself. In ...

Well after a crazy day of travel we are finally here. My day started with a 2 1/2 hour delay leaving SLC because of a storm over Texas and some long story about fuel. I then missed my connection in Atlanta and had another 2 1/2 hour delay in Atlanta due to ???. But wait there is more. Dad hearing that I was going to be late decided to take a bump from his direct fight to Birmingham and . It ...

... S211; also in the park are botanical gardens, hiking trails lined with rock formations, and picnic areas, camping available too. In nearby Turkeytown Ceremonial Grounds the Annual Cherokee Indian PowWow and Green Corn Festival is held on the third weekend of August each year; it features traditional, inter-tribal and competition dancing, lifestyle demonstrations, story-telling, special music and song; Indian Traders with trial foods, face painting, arts and crafts, literature.