{"id":10775,"date":"2024-03-13T07:46:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=10775"},"modified":"2024-03-27T16:25:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T23:25:16","slug":"this-is-talladega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=10775","title":{"rendered":"This is Talladega"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>Camping on Lake Logan Martin in Riverside, Alabama<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ea64514b3f2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ea64514b3f2\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-10-Safe-Harbor-RV-Campsite-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10798\" style=\"width:301px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-10-Safe-Harbor-RV-Campsite-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-10-Safe-Harbor-RV-Campsite-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-10-Safe-Harbor-RV-Campsite-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-10-Safe-Harbor-RV-Campsite-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-10-Safe-Harbor-RV-Campsite-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We chose this campground, on a small lake off of the Coosa River, because it was between Birmingham and Anniston, two places where we wanted to visit National Park sites.  And being on the water, we thought it would be nice for just hanging out, too.  It was.  Here you can see our view from <em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a1bcf7\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Lizzy<\/mark><\/strong><\/em>.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ea64514bcd1&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ea64514bcd1\" class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Talladega-Speedway-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10791\" style=\"width:299px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Talladega-Speedway-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Talladega-Speedway-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Talladega-Speedway-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Talladega-Speedway-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Talladega-Speedway-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On our way to visit Anniston, we discovered that we were less than 15 minutes from <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Talladega Superspeedway<\/mark><\/strong> and the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">International Motorsports Hall of Fame.<\/mark><\/strong>  We visited both yesterday, our last day here.  We got a nice tour of the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Talladega Speedway <\/mark><\/strong>and explored the Hall of Fame.  Our tour included a drive around the track, like we did at the <a href=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=7946\">Indianapolis Speedway<\/a>, and Mark got to sit in another &#8220;cool car&#8221;, this one from <em><strong>Talladega Nights<\/strong><\/em>!  (Fun Fact.  Only a week of filming was done at Talladega.  The rest was done at various sites in North Carolina.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visits to the <mark style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(29, 106, 6);\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/mark> new <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">National Park Sites<\/mark><\/strong>:    <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument<\/strong><\/mark> (#239), about the history of the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham (one of the most segregated cities in the United States in the 1960s). In 1963, snarling police dogs were unleashed against non-violent protesters, children were sprayed with high-pressure fire hoses, and the Ku Klux Klan bombed the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing four girls.\u00a0 A new National Park, it is still being developed.  We visited the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Birmingham Civil Rights Institute<\/mark><\/strong> (&amp; temporary Visitor Center), and did some of the history walks, mostly in <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Kelly Ingram Park<\/mark><\/strong>, across the street from the 16th Street Baptist Church.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Freedom Riders National Monument<\/strong><\/mark> (#240), in Anniston, Alabama. In 1961, a small interracial band of \u201cFreedom Riders\u201d challenged discriminatory laws requiring separation of the races in interstate travel. The riders of the first 2 buses of were attacked by white segregationists in Anniston, who then firebombed one of the busses just outside of town.\u00a0 Another new park, we visited the temporary VC, the 2 Bus Station sites, and the bus burning site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10812\" data-id=\"10812\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Kelly-Ingram-Park-Montgomery-1-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Kelly-Ingram-Park-Montgomery-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Kelly-Ingram-Park-Montgomery-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Kelly-Ingram-Park-Montgomery-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Kelly-Ingram-Park-Montgomery-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-12-Kelly-Ingram-Park-Montgomery-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Memorial to the Four Little Girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, in Kelly Ingram Park, across the street from the church.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10811\" data-id=\"10811\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-11-Freedom-Riders-NHS-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-11-Freedom-Riders-NHS-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-11-Freedom-Riders-NHS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-11-Freedom-Riders-NHS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-11-Freedom-Riders-NHS-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-11-Freedom-Riders-NHS-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Greyhound Bus Station in Anniston, Alabama, where the first Freedom Riders were attacked by White Supremacists<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>Birmingham, the Pittsburgh of the South <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ea64514c9bd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ea64514c9bd\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-tower-577x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10816\" style=\"width:202px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-tower-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-tower-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-tower-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-tower-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-tower-1153x2048.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-tower-scaled.jpg 1441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vulcan, atop a Tower on a Birmingham hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Iron ore, coal, and limestone defined Birmingham when it was founded in 1871, to make iron.&nbsp;From its founding through the end of the 1960s, it was a primary industrial center of the South and the pace of it&#8217;s growth from 1881 through 1920&nbsp;earned its nicknames <strong>The Magic City <\/strong>and the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pittsburgh<\/span> of the South<\/strong>. So we had to visit&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark<\/mark><\/strong>, once the largest manufacturer of pig iron in the world, Sloss Furnaces operated from 1882-1970, making it the longest continually running blast furnace in Birmingham\u2019s history.&nbsp; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Vulcan Park and Museum<\/mark><\/strong>, where &nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Vulcan<\/mark><\/strong>, the Roman god of fire and forge, watches over Birmingham.  The 56-foot (17&nbsp;m) tall&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Vulcan <\/mark><\/strong>statue&nbsp;is the largest&nbsp;cast iron&nbsp;statue in the world.  It was created as Birmingham&#8217;s entry for the 1904 World&#8217;s Fair in&nbsp;St. Louis, Missouri.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10814\" data-id=\"10814\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sloss Furnace National Historic Landmark<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10815\" data-id=\"10815\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-in-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-in-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-in-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-in-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-in-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Sloss-Furnace-NHL-in-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Walking through Sloss Furnace NHL<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10822\" data-id=\"10822\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09-Vulcan-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Close-up of Vulcan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>Off for the Appalachians (in Alabama) <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For more pictures, see (in-work) Adventure Album:\u00a0  <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sway.cloud.microsoft\/AezPOLWfGyLOLCLt?ref=Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Confederacy &amp; Civil Rights<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#31406b\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=10707\">PREVIOUS<\/a><\/strong> Traveling Where Now? <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"> . . . . . <\/mark><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=10829\">NEXT<\/a><\/strong> Traveling Where Now?<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Camping on Lake Logan Martin in Riverside, Alabama We chose this campground, on a small lake off of the Coosa River, because it was between Birmingham and Anniston, two places where we wanted to visit National Park sites. 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