Visit the Coon Dog Cemetery

Located in "the middle of nowhere" the Coon Dog Cemetery is a great picnic spot for your road trip, on a scenic road that will let you bypass a portion of the bland interstate. There are a pair of outhouses but no running water, so bring your owner your picnic lunch. 

Although there are no Red Ferns growing over the markers, this place is definitely a special piece of Alabama heritage and the air is thick with tradition, from the pennies stacked on each gravestone to the untouched feeling of the surrounding woods. 

I visited in the mid morning and the golden light streaming through the foliage created a simple beauty that enveloped the site.

Check out the link below to learn more about the history of the cemetery and the requirements for a dog to be buried there.

http://www.coondogcemetery.com