After Fiddler’s we had set it up so that we would spend the week in Anniston visiting family. We hadn’t been down since Nana passed away last November. It was much too long to be away.

On Monday Dad, Nancy, Ali and I went to Noccalula Fall, another Alabama attraction I had been telling Ali I would take her to but never delivered on. It is located in Gasden, AL, and it’s the site of a not so magnificent waterfall, at least this year away, due to a drought over the summer. Noccalula was an Indian (maybe princess) who killed herself by jumping over the falls the night before she was to wed.

The grounds here are nice to walk around on. They’ve recently added a pioneer village which is made of up old homesteads taken from around the state. The village itself is nice at a distance, but not very much effort has gone into restoration so up close it is a little disappointing.

We rode the children’s train around the park, and went to the petting zoo. As for the coolest animal in the zoo, I’d say it’s a toss up between the lion and the largest turtle. While we were aggravating the lion she rolled over on her back just like kitties do when they want their belly rubbed. However, we weren’t fooled, we saw how she kept eying all the little kids like they would make for a good meal.

Afterwards we ate lunch at the Cracker Barrel and kicked around Gasden for a little while.

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