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At this point in its landscape transition, the Alabama Gulf Shores can't make up its mind if it's a city or country, ritzy high-rise living or earthy backwater adobes leaning on stilts, D.C. snobby or don-home funky, Jaguar flashy or muddy backcountry four-wheel shift, sushi-mooshy or the classic Gulf Shore plate of fried snapper, hush puppies, slaw and cheese grits.

Driving the Alabama Gulf Shore, a captivating 32-mile stretch on Highway 180 along the Gulf from Orange Beach near the Florida border to historic Fort Morgan at the tip of the peninsula, and the mouth of Mobile Bay, it's easy to see the changing landscape. The contrasts are particularly keen on the 22-- mile section of Fort Morgan Road and Highway 180 West, bordered on one side by the Gulf of Mexico, and on the other by Mobile Bay.

by Carroll, Richard