Traveling The BACK COUNTRY ROADS of rural SAND MOUNTAIN

Today our travels take us on the windy country roads of Sand Mountain in rural northern Alabama. These are scenes and memories of my childhood. Today I've moved on to live in the big city with sky scrapers and the noise and hustle and bustle of modern life. But I have to tell you, I love traveling these country roads in a place that still feels like home.

These are also the scenes and memories that make up the Country part of the name CountryComesToTown.

Thank you all for being here and for watching. -Jim

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• CountryComesToTown
• CCTT
• country
• roads
• rural
• Sand
• Mountain
• Alabama
• north
• northern
• Jackson
• Country

[southernmadeuf]

I think most missed the point...It isn't a specific place, it's a feeling. It's childhood ambience that brings back the memories of carefree days when you're surrounded by those things in the video. At least thats what I take from it and share a similar feeling about my hometown.

[CountryComesToTown]

@southernmadeuf I think that's right. Thanks for watching! -Jim

[JoyMarich]

It's not that bad... I lived there until 3 months ago and this guy only took pictures of places that look like crap.

[CountryComesToTown]

@JoyMarich I didn't say it looks like crap. I was talking pictures of all the old service stations and businesses from the past that I visited as a child. Maybe your very first video could be of places you like on Sand Mountain. ;)

[brownboots28]

Yea, I'd just like to say I live here, and well 71 is NOT a backroad...You would know if you were on a back road cause you'd not be able to hold the camera still.

[CountryComesToTown]

@brownboots28 Well by Sand Mountain standards, it's true that Hwy 71 is not a back road. But compared to the 16 lane interstate highways I navigate in Atlanta, it is. Either way, the sights and scenes along Hwy 71 are great. I always love my drives across the mountain. Thanks for watching!

[firehouse53]

From a south Florida native who lived in in Pisgah as a 12 year old back in 1978. At first it was culture shock and then it was love. Nicest people in the world. I lived right across the street from that gorge. I will never forget that year on Sand Mountain. Thanks for sharing.

[MrsJenniferLuttman]

Well I can honestly say I loved being able to see this Mtn the way I remembered it growing up and after these horrible storms here I will be adding this to my favorites so I can forever remember the way it was and not the way it is now...I know it will never be the same

[Andreas748]

I would be afraid of getting lynched here.  This looks like Klan territory.

[munacra]

I think I recognized FLAT ROCK in there. And possibly what used to be Wheelers General Store back in the early 70's. I graduated from Pisgah HS in 975. I remember a lot of those places actually.

[RustyMchaggis]

I've actually never been on sand mountain but once and I've lived on the Tennessee river in florence or decatur or waterloo all my life. I should just take a giant doobie loop out that way haha!

[IssacGuffeysChannel]

I love living on sand mountain! :)