Lake Martin

We spent the morning investigating a nearby military recreation area at Lake Martin. It is about an hour away and is certainly "in the country" as the kids said. Karl and I said that 40 years ago, the neighborhood would have looked like a scene from the movie Deliverance. Needless to say, it was fairly "backwoods Alabama," and definitely out of the city. I am telling you, it is a WHOLE different world down here in the deep south. Here are Collin and I by the lake. It wasn't too busy today, but I assume that it is very busy in the summer. There are a lot of homes and vacation rentals surrounding the lake, ranging from high price, fancy-shmancy places to mobile homes. :) Totally Alabama!

They did have a nice little playground for the kids near a couple of military cabin rentals. This looks like a pirate pilot to me! :)

And here are the boys playing on a cool little teeter totter bridge that they have in the same playground.

All in all, I don't think that we will be spending our vacay there any time soon, but it was a nice little drive for a Sunday morning in Montgomery.