Ramada Inn Selma Al

... of the Selma to Montgomery march. And the disparate conditions that were prevalent then are still alive and well today. So much has changed, but in the end, still so much hasn't.

Second - the National Voting Rights Institute in Selma. If you haven't been, you must go. They've been open since 1993. Among their collections are the Alabama State Troopers surveillance photos of the marches, as well as cast footprints and stories of those the museum curator ...

After being aware of possible travel problems on the way home, Thelma and I got up early so we could get " On the road again". Well......not pretty weather. Some how we managed to get it together and get the heck out of there. There was a small amount of snow as we went to have a quick breakfast. By the time we go in the car and started it was snowing hard! We proceeded to the ...

We woke up early, Thelma at 5:30, and Lousie at 6. We double checked our directions & map and watched the tv and the internet for the winter weather warnings we were to return home to. We finished packing and hit the road. We had already made a reservation in Priceville, AL at the Day's Inn which would be about a halfway point home. The weather for Florida and Alabama included ...

Day Two (Milepost 350 to Milepost 253) You may be wondering why there is a gap between the end of yesterday's ride and the start of this one. The reason is the first of two detours (due to bridge repairs) that you will encounter on the Natchez Trace Parkway. I am told that these repairs are due to be completed by spring 2009. Both detours are on this segment. This detour was only about 2 miles, from MP 352 to MP 350 ...

... OF ROSES WITH YOU TO HAVE IN YOUR ROOM. THIS WAY YOU DO GET TO ENJOY A ROSE DURING YOUR STAY. I WOULD LIKE TO GO ONE TIME IN THE SUMMER JUST TO SEE ALL THE PEOPLE OUT AND WATCH THEM ENJOYING THEMSELVES. THE MARINA IS THERE AT THE RESORT. IT IS VERY NICE AND HAS A GIFT SHOP. WE ALWAYS EAT AT THE RESTAURANT THERE AT THE RESORT. I BELIEVE IT IS ALWAYS THE ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET. IT IS VERY GOOD, TOO. YOU ...

... BEFORE WE GOT THERE AND WE BROUGHT A LOT OF SNACKS. WE HAD OUR VALENTINE CANDY, TOO. THEY HAD A BASKET WITH HOT CHOCOLATE AND POPCORN ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER FOR US,WHICH WAS NICE. THE TV WAS SMALL BUT IT WORKED. SO DID THE FLOOR FURNACE AND THE GAS FIREPLACE. WE WERE PLENTY WARM. IT HAD AN UPSTAIRS. BELIEVE ME, WHEN YOU TOOK THE FIRST TWO STEPS YOU KNEW YOU HAD BETTER NOT TAKE THE THIRD BECAUSE YOU MIGHT FALL THRU THE FLOOR! OF COURSE WE PLAYED GIN RUMMY! I BEAT HIM... BECAUSE SOME ...

We had a 81 mile ride today- this has to be one of the hardest days of the trip. the toughtest test to a cyclist is a headwind- we had a terrible headwind on very steep hill passes. we rode on a country road that seemed to go in circles. we rode on the DeSoto trail as well. we also rode into Moundsville(a settlement from 1000 AD to 1400 AD) which was one ...

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... and I do all the talking and our musical selections are not quite my usual fare: cuts by the Stooges, DKT/MC5, Sonic Youth, Comets on Fire, Bardo Pond, Deerhoof, plus John Sinclair & Wayne Kramer. Playlist #121 [01] Stooges: I Wanna Be Your Dog [02] Intro by Vito Laterza & John Sinclair, Comments & No Opening Tokes [03] DKT/MC5: Gotta Keep Moving [04] Sonic Youth: I'm Insane [05] Comments by Vito Laterza & John Sinclair [06] Comets on ...

Selma is where in 1965 there was a famous march for voting rights. There is a museum commemorating the march, and recording how the black population lost and regained voting rights. Very moving. It also covers the Ku Klux Klan's antics. There is a ...