April 25th – Gadsden, AL

Gadsden appears to be a nice little town, although we aren’t going to have time to investigate further. This morning we went to a wonderful coffee and desert shop called “The Grind”. Free WiFi, good coffee, and delightful scones made for an enjoyable morning.

We spent the remainder of the morning at Noccalula Falls Park. We arrived at the park entrance at the same time as 3 school buses jammed full with little ones were unloading. Surprisingly, all were well behaved. The park has many sections connected via a miniature locomotive with several passenger cars.

Our interest is a waterfall that tumbles 90 feet from an overhanging cliff. The hiking trail down to the foot of the falls also winds behind the falls and continues along the other side. The park map said this was a loop trail but after getting lost a couple of times on the other side, we decided to follow the road back along the canyon edge.

We spent the afternoon back at the campground, catching up on laundry, reading a little, and I’m hoping for a bit of a nap before evening.