As I head home I am finally finding some scenic routes to follow. Today I deviated slightly from the normal route between Huntsville, AL and Cleveland, Tennessee so I could drive a section of interstate highway that is designated as scenic. To be honest, today’s scenic section was not great but I am just on … Continue reading Chattanooga and the First Scenic Highway of the Trip
I got home on Sunday (September 10) but had a couple of urgent issues to deal with that delayed this post on the final two days and summarizing the trip. There’s not a lot to report on the last two days. On Saturday I drove from Smyrna, TN to Roanoke, VA and then drove home … Continue reading Wrapping up the Alaska Adventure
I drove another 375 miles towards home today, arriving in Smyrna, TN which is near Nashville. On the way my only stop was at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. I spent a couple of days in Memphis about 10 years ago and visited Beale St., Graceland and the museum then. Beale St. seemed … Continue reading Memphis Civil Rights Museum
Thursday, Nov 3 Last night was my first back in the eastern time zone but, after watching the long finale to the World Series, I pretended I was still on central time and slept in. Once I did leave Knoxville I took the scenic route to Bristol, Virginia via Great Smoky Mountains National Park and … Continue reading In Search of Gold
Wednesday, Nov 2 I am now in the final stage of the trip as the remaining days will be mainly travel, hopefully with some nice scenery along the way. Today’s route was from Nashville to Knoxville, Tennessee with one stop along the way and, despite being almost all interstate highway, had scenic potential. The highway … Continue reading The Manhattan Project From A Different Perspective
Monday, Oct 31 Today was another relaxing day spent mainly on the Natchez Trace Parkway as I traveled from Tupelo, MS to Nashville, TN. Much more of this section of the parkway was a “corridor of trees” so it was somewhat less interesting to drive but the fall colors were more evident here. The visitor … Continue reading Good Times in Music City
Although I promised myself that I would get to the perimeter promptly I have not visited Atlanta in twenty years so, while in the area, I decided to spend a couple of nights here to visit some sights I’ve not seen. To be honest, there doesn’t seem to be a lot that’s new except for … Continue reading Great Smoky crossing #2 and on to Atlanta