Directions To The Farm From Atlanta and Environs Via I-20

The Short Version
I-20 West to exit 168, Talladega/Lincoln
North (right hand turn at top of exit) onto Alabama Hwy. 77
26 miles to U.S. Hwy 411
(South) left hand turn onto 411
Approximately 6 miles to Riddles Bend Road
Left onto Riddles Bend Road
Right at first fork into Babe Jackson Drive
Right at second fork
First left onto Guy Hood Road
Follow signs for parking.

The Scenic Version
- Make Your Way to I-20 Westbound.

- Pass through the metro area, the 'burbs, the exurbs and the country.

- Cross the state line (you will not need a passport - that is just an urban legend).
If you're in need of a pit stop, the Alabama Welcome Station is clean and safe.

- Pass through lovely Anniston, Alabama. Exit 188 is an excellent place if your pit stop requires not just a pit, but food and drink as well. You'll find more than enough fast food and gas stations at this exit and the next.

- Be sure to notice Alabama's highest peak, Mount Cheaha, to your left.

- Around mile marker 170 or so, you will spot the Talladega Superspeedway to your left. Be glad the wedding isn't a week earlier, or you would be in bumper to bumper traffic right now.

- Take exit 168, Talladega/Lincoln. Take a right onto Hwy. 77 North at the top of the ramp.

- Proceed 26 miles to Gadsden. Noteworthy places along the route:
...Ohatchee, about 15 miles up the road. It is a HUGE speed trap.
...The Coosa River and its backwaters - they make for a lovely drive
...Southside, another speed trap.
...The old Southside bridge - it's green metal and one lane now, but it used to be TWO.

- Turn left (there will be a turn lane) onto U.S. Hwy. 411 South, about a mile after you cross the Southside bridge.
...There will be a Walgreen to your right, a Shell to your left and an Exxon across from it.

- Travel approximately 6 miles to Riddles Bend Road.
...Turn Left onto Riddles Bend Road so the creek is on your right. With luck, we will have remembered to put up signs!
...If you cross Canoe Creek into St. Clair County, you've gone too far.

- Take a right at the first fork onto Babe Jackson Drive
...The fire station will be directly in the center of the fork; the church off to your left.

- Take a right at the second fork.
...There will be a beautiful beige house in the center of the fork.

- Take the first left onto Guy Hood Road.
...You will see the reception site (tractor shed) on the right; the wedding site (small white house) on the left.
...Parking will be ahead on the other side of the white house.