Exploring Northern Al from Huntsville
October 13th, 2009
Our drive through the Tennessee Valley was a beautiful one. We were out for a weekend driving the back roads and exploring the small towns in northern Alabama. We started out of Knoxville, TN on Friday morning and headed shout and west toward Chattanooga, TN. Much of the way we like to take back roads and explore little towns and villages, drive through the rolling hills and see some beautiful fall foliage. This year we decided to add a couple extra days to the drive and head to Huntsville, AL. Not having explored northern Alabama we thought is was time to.
We made a reservation at a hotels Huntsville for Saturday and Sunday night that way we could spend those days in north Alabama and take Monday and Tuesday to explore our way home. While checking in to our hotel the desk clerk told us about a town called Florence. She said it was about an hour to the west up the Tennessee River. The town was having their annual Renaissance Faire that weekend, she recommended it for something to do. We were really glad she did.
They have had this fair in Florence for over 20 years and it is held the forth weekend in October so we were luck to be out and about that weekend traveling. The fair is a big thing in Florence. Most renaissance fairs I am familiar with are set in parks or open spaces. In Florence the downtown area is recreated in the style of a 15th century village. There were hundreds of actors portraying life in the 1400′s. A well attended event with a lot of different performances and crafts people we really enjoyed ourselves. We thought initially we would only spend a few hours there but ended up enjoying ourselves so much we were there all day.
The drive was full of fun and adventure and lots of great scenery. I love being able to drive the Tennessee Valley in the fall.
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