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Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Deerlick Creek COE Park

Weather: low 70 degrees, high 95 degrees, clear skies

This picture was taken just down the street from our RV. It looks somewhat like a bottle brush. Does anyone know what it is?

After a rather late start this morning (at least for us), we picked up Thomas and took a trip east of Tuscaloosa. I had wanted to check out Burchfield Branch COE Park, located east of Deerlick on the same body of water, Holt Lake. We turned north at Brookwood and drove for what seemed like an hour across country on a road that was winding, twisting, up and down, and with railroad crossings that were as rough as any we have ever crossed. Along the way, we saw several coal mines that are in operation, and several that had closed. Once a mine has been closed for good, the land is reclaimed to a condition as close as possible to what it previously looked like.

Eventually, we stumbled upon the park and drove through it to see if it would work for us. The park is a cozy little area located on the lake with about 40 sites. It is one of the older COE parks that we have visited, and most of the sites would not work for us. In fact, we only found four that were large enough. The park is perfect for smaller RVs. It’s doubtful we will use it, except in an emergency. We don’t mind being in the boondocks, but they must have to pipe sunlight into this place. If we do have to use it, we’ll probably come in to it from the Hoover or Bessemer areas.

When we left the campground, we drove on to the east to Abernant. We had received a lead about where to find some graves for some of my ancestors on my father’s side, and were hopeful we would find something that would enable us to expand our knowledge about my ancestors. We found the cemetery easily, and with a little searching, found the information we were looking for. There is a possibility that we also found the graves of my paternal great-grandparents. More research will need to be done, but the lead looks promising.

Leaving the cemetery, we returned home, settling into the air conditioning for the rest of the day. In the evening, I spent a lot of time trying to get on the Internet. We had an excellent signal, but couldn’t connect. Calling the AT&T help line was not any help, even though I felt the people I talked to did everything they could to help me. I’ll go to the AT&T store tomorrow to see if they can help.

More later, be safe.

Today’s Town – San Francisco, California: Fog City

Not all who wander are lost.