It’s late, and I don’t feel much like writing, so this will be the quick version of today’s events. I drove up north to Selma, and watched the buildings slowly grow more weathered. It was a gray day, and the ramrod-straight trees seemed tired as they lined the road. I stopped for lunch, a pretty good barbecue sandwich with some crispy pork mixed in, and set down US-80, the same road Dr. King and company took as they marched toward Montgomery. The road is only sparsely marked with interpretive signs; you have to know what you’re looking for to find traces of that march. It wasn’t the most inspiring road I’ve traveled, but I’m glad I drove it.
I’m overnighting outside Montgomery, then heading south to dodge the incoming storm. I just may hit my third panhandle tomorrow.
I hope you were able to avoid that storm. So glad you took time to travel the route of the march to Montgomery by Dr ML King and supporters, and to have found a campsite where they camped along the way. It may seem uninspiring right now but it definitely is historical and I’m glad it was marked as well as it was. It was a long time ago and things have not progressed as well as was sometimes hoped. So I guess you have started to wend your way north. Hope you have good traveling weather. It will get cooler along the way, for sure. Be ready for that! And get as much of that good southern food now as you can! Love, Grandma