Just south of DeSoto State Park is Little River Canyon National Preserve, a place where the Little River cuts through the landscape and has created the deepest canyon east of the Mississippi. There is a scenic road that runs along the northern edge of the canyon and connects to another on the south side to create a loop. We took the day to drive those roads yesterday. We stopped at all the overlooks, many of which were overgrown with vegetation, obscuring the view. There are warning signs at all intersections (there weren't many), that prohibiting trucks, trailers, RVs and motorcycles from using the road. In some places, the road is so steep and winding that we had to proceed in first gear. It was not unusual to go up an incline, and be met with a sharp curve at the apex of the hill, and a sharp decline around the curve. At one point, we did just that, and were confronted with a place where half the road had washed out. It was definitely a fun ride.
We stopped at the Little River Falls and the beautiful Canyon Center there, a place that offers many educational programs. The Trail of Tears, the route over which Native Americans were driven from their ancestral homelands from 1830-1850, cuts through the falls area.
Our visit to Alabama has been something of a revelation. Probably because we have mostly driven the gulf area of the state, we had the impression that all of Alabama was flat. In fact, it is home to the southernmost Appalachian Mountains.
Pictures here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/tQFAXGZMEr4hzLm57
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