Day Three

Day Three started out beautifully uneventful.  I decided to leave the Mammoth Cave area a day early.  Two reasons.  First, it was cold!  I only have limited warm clothes with and frankly, I want to be in shorts catching rays - not bundled like I am still in Wisconsin.  The second reason, I wanted to go to Cumbrland Falls State Park and thought it was a little stupid to travel 3 hours east only to turn aorund and drive back to Mammoth Cave.  So I set out on an adventure.  It is really a good thing I can read a map.  The falls are not 100% able to be GPS mapped.

The falls are is beautiful.  The drive was even amazing.  I wish I could have taken pictures as I drove.  Okay I won't lie - I tried. They look like crap so I will not be showing them!

 Here is a view of the falls from the lower observation deck.  So worth the three hour out of my way trip. 

 Down stream frm the falls the view is even better.  I can not imagine how awesome it would be to see sites like this daily! 

Here is the drawback to the three hour side trip.   I had pretty much mapped out my trip straight from Mammoth Cave to Florida.  I knew the route fairly well.  I knew it well enough to trust my GPS and, I had a map!  Well, when you take a side trip that leads you 150 miles east of your "planned" route.  Everything changes.  I neeed to trust my GPS.  Fastest Route selection on a GPS can take you on some pretty odd "back" roads.   And, it can take you through Atlanta, GA which no one in their right mind wants to do.


So here I am In Eufalau, Alabama on US 431.  Had a minor meltdown on the way here but made it.  I was/am tired and all the hotels I was seeing looked like something out of Pycho.  No Bates Hotels for me please!  I found a great Quality Inn with nice people and I am about 3 hours from my final destination of the sandy beaches of Florida.    The sunset photos are the plus side of Rural Route driving!

The hotel clerk gave me a room with a view of the lake and told me it was the most beautiful sunrise.  I can not wait!  Well, if I am awake!


Tomorrow is another day. Look out beach, here I come.
 Written October 7, 2012
Quality Inn Eufaula, Alabama