Next up – Alabama and the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.  First, though, a little bit more of history.  With just a little jaunt out of the way, MiniMagic was in Selma, AL – the sight of an event we both remember watching on TV with a lot of sadness in our hearts.

On March 7, 1965 John Lewis and Hosea Williams led a group of 600 African Americans from Brown Chapel AME Church six blocks and across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.  As the group reached the apex of the bridge they saw a sea of blue at the bottom of the bridge on the other side.  State Public Safety Director Al Lingo ordered armed troopers to attack the marchers – hospitalizing 50 – in an event that became known as “Bloody Sunday”.  Two weeks later, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a court-approved march with federal protection over this same bridge to Montgomery.  These marches resulted in the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  Truly hard to believe this Right for all Americans was legalized as recently as my lifetime.

Quite moving to walk across this bridge.

Browns AME Church – the starting point for the 54 mile voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL in March 1965.

A current view across the Pettus Bridge back into downtown Selma.

With a little knot in our stomachs – the trek to Prattville/Montgomery was continued.  There the Capitol Hill RTJ golf courses were waiting for us.  Two of the three courses – the Legislator and the Judge – were on the agenda.  The courses were beautiful, in excellent shape AND BRUTAL!!

The Legislator course – not quite so much water – but still BRUTAL!

G contemplating taking up fishing as the golf isn’t going so well.

Beautiful view from the 1st tee on the Judge course – don’t be fooled – still BRUTAL!

Uh oh. Water, water everywhere.

Water on 14 of the 18 holes on the Judge. G’s golf game was found to be in contempt.

At least there was interesting wildlife.

These few days were beautiful!  Despite the poor golf, we enjoyed every bit of our stay.  The grounds, the accommodations and the courses made us feel very homey and comfortable.  Even MiniMagic enjoyed – –

Cocktail time in MiniMagic.

Good-bye to Prattville, AL and the RTJ Trail.  See you again another time.

G & E off again on the golfing part of our adventure. 😉