the ride that last few days have been to focus on Tour of Honor sites. As I finished, all that was left was to ride home. I filled up with gas in Lepanto, AR. I won’t have to stop until I get home!
As I was leaving the gas station and ready to take off, I noticed a mural on my left. I quickly turn around and pull over. Rather nice mural, though it is aging. It is dedicated to a local Medal of Honor recipient MSgt James R. Hendrix. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge in WII.
BUT, there was also some town history, which included a mule train. This meets the requirements for the Coddiwomple’s Hee Haw Challenge! I get a quick photo, then I was on my way home.
My goal today was to visit some potential Tour of Honor sites. Along the way, I found some Coddiwomple sites!
My first planned site was a mural in Jasper. I knew the location and was looking for a mural of Sergeant William Jasper, the namesake of the town. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. As I rounded the corner I had an odd feeling that this was not going to be a fruitful visit. The corner where I was expecting a mural had the remnants of a burnt building.
There was a good part of the visit in Jasper, I found a mule statue in front of a bank on my way to the mural location. As I was riding to the mural location, I saw several other mule statues! I learned that Jasper has a lot of mule statues. I can only submit one mule per town, so I didn’t get any other pictures. If I check the rules and see that I can submit others, I may go back to Jasper.
My next stop was to be in Jacksonville, AL. This was to check another Tour of Honor site for next year. As I neared Jacksonville, I saw a sign and realized that Jacksonville is one of the towns in another category of the Coddiwomple challenge. I pulled to the shoulder of the road to get the picture.
The that was on my route was for the Tour of Honor. It is a site that I may submit for next year. I’ll not include the pictures on the post. I will have to wait until after April 1 of 2026 when the sites are announced.
My next target was a mural in Boaz. I found a mural, but it wasn’t what I was looking to use. Then I noticed a few things. First, there were several other mural in the town. Second, the mural across the street from where I parked has a mule on it! Another score for the Coddiwomple challenge. Because of the mural, location, and where I parked the bike, I needed two pictures.
My next stop was in Cullman. The mural was a few blocks off the main routes. If I had not learned of it from an internet search, I doubt I would have ever found it. Again, I am not including the picture since I may submit it for the Tour of Honor.
