Apology accepted; no biggie, JUST DON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN, OK?
I hate to prevaricate, but ... depends on how you define "noteworthy" and "in the general vicinity".
Twisties? There are some, but they're a little short for real adventure. Perfect for a late summer weekday evening when there's still 90 minutes of daylight, though. Look around Cheaha Mountain right outside your back door, and even further south in the Talledega National Forest. Ride up I-59 and find yourself some roads between Mentone and Trenton, Lafayette, and Summerville, GA. (Careful, some turn into dirt/gravel abruptly.)
A little farther and you're into some nice stuff just east of Chattanooga. There are also a few towards B'ham near Vandiver where the ridges are.
And, my friend, you own an FJR. It's not that far to Cherohala, the Dragon, and all those mountains.
Calm and scenic? Lots. There is A BUTTLOAD of woodland and pasture south of you: the triangle between Anniston, Sylacauga, and Columbus. The teeny roads can be a real handful at, and a little over, the speed limit. If you go all the way past Eufala and Troy, you're into serious cotton country. It can be a trip riding through there in late summer with the hills covered in snow-white cotton bolls; looks just like snow.
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Illegitimi non carborundum was my submarine's motto. SSN-682, USS Tunny, reactor operator, 1978-1972.
