Rode down I-77 and ended up in Johnson City, TN. After sitting in sweltering heat in traffic near the Bristol Motor Speedway (we DID NOT know it was race weekend)....we were thankfully able to get a room at the first place we stopped. It was a smoking room, and hadn't been updated since 1977. $212 too - YIKES! "Dinner" at Hooters. At least the beer was cold. We were exhausted and ******* out at 8pm after watching America's Funniest Home videos. 511 miles tod...

Michelle and I left Florence, AL at about 0800 hours and headed north. We decided to stop at the Frank Lloyd Wright house on the way out of town. It was not open that early for a tour, but we were able to take some pictures of it. Linear, clean, different from the whole neighborhood. We also decided to take the Natchez Trace Parkway towards Nashville. Very nice woodsy drive, even though Michelle was suffering from lead-foot and got a speeding ticket (71 in a 50...

Riding the Harley on this trip. Meeting Larry and Don at 0730am about an hour south of my place for breakfast. Riding 500 miles +/- to Alcoa where we will stop for the night. Then, on to the Tail of the Dragon and other sights in the area! Made it to Alcoa, Tennessee at about 7pm. Long, tiring day, but BEAUTIFUL riding. The horse farms are fabulous! Wish I had that kind of cash-ola! 503 miles for me, longer for Larry, and shorter for Don. We got sprinkled on a ...