Anniston, AL

Hello!
After coming to the end of the paved, flat Silver Comet and Chief Ladiga Trails we found ourselves in Anniston, Alabama. We stopped at the Goal Post to try the BBQ that made the list of 100 things to eat in Alabama before you die and met the owner Lamar. The food lived up to its hype and Lamar was kind enough to help us get a deal on lodging in town at the Victoria Inn. We were told to check out the local bike and skate shop Wig's Wheels in downtown Anniston. It was great to meet to owner and he was kind enough to give Erin's bike a tune up and told us about a big skate event that was planned for the next day at the Jacksonville skate park. Since Kris Markovich was going to be there and we were still hoping to make press engagements we decided to stay the night. We went to check out the skate park and enjoyed meeting much of the local skate community. One such local was Jessica, who was kind enough to let us camp in her yard in beautiful rural Alabama for the night.
We were up at first light to head back to town for an interview at the WHOG radio station with the "Mon-E Man." We had a good long chat on air and went outside to find the Anniston Farmer's Market in full swing and packed with delicious produce. Playing live music was Harold Hall, owner of the local bar and grill Heros that was dedicated to celebrating military service members. The skate show started at 1 and we got to see skate pros do what they do best and shared our cause with Kris Markovitch. From there we hit the beautiful backroads on our way to Birmingham and will shore up for the night in Lincoln and will be in Birmingham before noon tomorrow where we have an interview in the works with ABC 33/40.
So far we've all been pretty impressed with Alabama's beautiful countryside and hospitality.
Goodnight!
-The CC2C Crew