On Sunday, 25 May, we got underway again for a short drive to Cheaha State Park near Oxford/Anniston Alabama. In our travels so far we have seen many State Parks but by far Cheaha is more like a resort than any. The 'claim to fame' for Cheaha is that it boasts the highest point in Alabama at 2419 feet. There is a definite remoteness to the park, even though you are only 18 miles from Oxford, AL, from a electronic communication perspective you might as well be in remote Alaska. No signal is the rule. So our week was incommunicado except when we ventured to town. We would pack a picnic lunch and spend a couple hours at the city park in Oxford so we could check email, make phone calls and just enjoy the area.
The park was built by the CCC and a few of the cabins built during that period are still being used, while the Alabama Park service has added to that original build over the years.
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| Restaurant at Cheaha |
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| rental cabin |
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| rental chalet |
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| Hotel |
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| View of Cheaha Lake from Hotel |
We really enjoyed seeing and photographing the different types of wild flowers we saw.
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| Aster |
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| Flowering Oak bush |
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| Butterfly weed |
We also enjoyed seeing deer on most days.
While it didn't rain very much on us at Cheaha, there was a morning fog on most days that added to the remote feeling of the place.
We have enjoyed our stay here at Cheaha. It was a very serene week with few distractions from the beauty and peace of the area.
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