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Chad's 75th Birthday Celebration

Went to NW Alabama to celebrate Chad's 75th birthday on August 16th with friends and family. Visited a little of Birmingham and a little of Huntsville, with Joe Wheeler State Park in between.
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We flew to Huntsville, which is home to an excellent space museum, NASA. and several very historic neighborhoods.
We flew to Huntsville, which is home to an excellent space museum, NASA. and several very historic neighborhoods.
We drove to Birmingham for the night.  In the morning we visited Sloss Furnaces Historic Landmark.
We drove to Birmingham for the night. In the morning we visited Sloss Furnaces Historic Landmark.
It was raining pretty hard, so we simply walked quickly around the site rather than take a tour.
It was raining pretty hard, so we simply walked quickly around the site rather than take a tour.
The site is used for festivals, and looked like it would be a great place for something like that.
The site is used for festivals, and looked like it would be a great place for something like that.
We also visited Vulcan Park, which is home to the largest cast iron statue in the world.
We also visited Vulcan Park, which is home to the largest cast iron statue in the world.
On a clear day, there's a nice view of the city from up top, but it was raining, so we didn't go up.
On a clear day, there's a nice view of the city from up top, but it was raining, so we didn't go up.
It would have been nice to visit more of Birmingham, as it's very historic, but we decided we should head up to Joe Wheeler.
It would have been nice to visit more of Birmingham, as it's very historic, but we decided we should head up to Joe Wheeler.
It looked like this bridge was right off the highway but we ended up asking for directions and going way into the boondocks.
It looked like this bridge was right off the highway but we ended up asking for directions and going way into the boondocks.
After finally finding the bridge, we could see why no directions are given in the Alabama guide - too confusing!
After finally finding the bridge, we could see why no directions are given in the Alabama guide - too confusing!
The GPS was a little flaky, but we finally found Joe Wheeler State Park.
The GPS was a little flaky, but we finally found Joe Wheeler State Park.
For dinner, we headed over to Elk River Lodge, where professional chef/Chad grandson Andrew prepared great meals for us!
For dinner, we headed over to Elk River Lodge, where professional chef/Chad grandson Andrew prepared great meals for us!
The lodge was pretty amusing - a long hallway of bedrooms, with a kitchen in the middle and living room in the front!
The lodge was pretty amusing - a long hallway of bedrooms, with a kitchen in the middle and living room in the front!
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