Ride to South Alabama 9/15/12: Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetary

[KrisCook]

To re-create one of my favorite rides, back before Dad came to live with me:

This place is on the National Register of Historic Places.  It's mainly full of headstones that say Nettles and Burrell.  Isaac Nettles was a genius and his is a great story.  What makes this little cemetery special is the "death mask" headstones it contains.

The museum was built and filled by Major Tommy Hart, retired Mobile Police Department.  It is in his front yard, which is close to the old church and cemetary.  I did my first dirt road riding on this ride, too.  The dirt roads weren't bad, but there were some sandy spots that felt like I was riding on butter.  I was nervous and too tight, as my sore arms and shoulders today are telling on me. 

[Nice Goat]

Nice report, Kris.  I've been wanting to go see that cemetery.

Fixed the video links for ya'

[KrisCook]

Thanks! I have no idea how to get the videos embedded, obviously.

[springer]

 Yep, that was a fun day! In addition to some cool headstones, dirty riding, one heck of a cool Indian museum, and some way cool people to ride with, who could forget this cute doggy?


;D

And if you go riding in the country like we did, you are bound to come into contact with some wild life. Like that friendly horse fly that hopped on my jacket and got a bit to close to me! ;) Nothing like a horse fly nibble at 60 mph.  :)




All in all, a great day. One I will remember for ever.

Thanks Kris for posting this up!

[kdtrull]

Wow....Cool looking place.  Kind of a more literal twist on "head"stones.  Nice report.  Thanks for sharing.

[KrisCook]

I'm so glad you had that picture! I looked all over for it. No wonder I couldn't find it - YOU took it! That was a stinky Lost spot. It took us all working together to get there. You got us close, I had the coordinates, and jrou knew how to put them into his navigator. What a wild day.

I am going to stick my face in some plaster of Paris and see if I can make one of those! I can't believe that idea hasn't caught on.