Steeples, sawmills, and sacred soil—these are the backroad chapters of Alabama where the past never quite packed up.
A four-day journey through history, heart, and the unexpected Some road trips are planned down to the minute.Others leave room for detours, discoveries, and the quiet moments that stay with you long after the bags are unpacked. This was one of those. Our first Alabama road trip began in Orlando and unfolded over four days … Read more
The long goodbye. The final day of a road trip always has its own personality. There’s less talking. More staring out the window. A soft, shared understanding that something good is ending and reality is waiting patiently down the road. Day Four of our first Alabama road trip was exactly that—simple, meaningful, and intentionally slow. … Read more
Promises kept. Curiosities followed. Hearts lightened. Day Two of our first Alabama road trip was a careful balance of wandering and personal business. Day Three leaned into that rhythm even harder—finishing what needed to be done first, so the rest of the day could belong to curiosity, color, and the open road. We had two … Read more
The first day of our first Alabama road trip was all about getting to Dothan with a few cool stops along the way. The second day of our Alabama Road Trip was part explore Enterprise, Alabama and part business. Dusty’s mom passed away a year before this trip and Dusty made a promise to her … Read more
In 1905, the people of Dothan, Alabama gathered beneath a brand-new bell tower to celebrate what they proudly called a Temple of Justice. The original Houston County Courthouse stood as a symbol of progress—brick, mortar, and law rising together in Alabama’s newest county. But while the bell rang and the courthouse doors swung open, another … Read more
Dothan, Alabama Some stops are planned weeks in advance.Others happen because you’re early, the doors aren’t open yet, and curiosity refuses to sit quietly in the passenger seat. Howell School was one of those stops. We found ourselves wandering near downtown Dothan while waiting for the Visitor’s Center to open. From the outside, Howell School … Read more
Alabama Road Trip #2 – A Quiet Walk into Unexpected History Downtown Dothan has a way of waking slowly. Morning light settles on the brick storefronts, the sidewalks glow soft and empty, and the city feels like it’s still stretching from sleep. On the final morning of our trip, Dusty and I wandered those early … Read more
Alabama Road Trip #2 — Last Day, First Stop Dothan has a way of sneaking up on you.It looks like any other Southern city from a distance—busy roads, familiar storefronts, the promise of breakfast somewhere nearby. But if you linger just a moment, if you slow down enough to look, you realize this town is … Read more
When Dusty and I found ourselves wandering the quiet early morning streets of Dothan after visiting the Cherry Street AME Church, we weren’t expecting to be stopped in our tracks by a federal building. But there it was — rising at the corner of West Troy and North Foster — a granite-anchored, column-crowned monument that … Read more
Some stops don’t call ahead — they just wait quietly until you stumble into their orbit. On the last morning of Alabama Road Trip #2, Dusty and I found ourselves with a little time to kill before the Dothan Visitor’s Center opened. So we did what any good backroad wanderers do: we followed the trail … Read more