Blogs from Winchester, Tennessee, United States, North America

Jack Daniels Distillery, Lynchburg, Tn Joan doesn't mind my National Parks Bucket List. But sometimes she gets a little annoyed by everything on the itinerary being a National Park. She loves the rangers but wants to see more of what the local folk are like. (We've found that as often as not, rangers come from other parts of the country, just like their visitors do). So on this trip she staged a bit of a rebellion and insists that we include some non-park places on our tour. It extends the number of days. But I've learned the truth of the old adage, 'Happy Wife, Happy Life'. So yesterday, we drove back north up I24 thirty miles and then took a beautiful green dot road West to Lynchburg, Tn. The sun was out and we finally got ... read more

May 18, 2011 Thursday Savannah, Tenn to Winchester, Tenn. Spent most of the morning in my motel room at Savannah checking emails, posting a blog, and doing some homework on the days trip. I checked out at 1045 , fifteen minutes before check out time and headed East toward Winchester, Tennessee and the Tims Ford State Park. The day was overcast but didn't look like it would rain. It was nice and cool. I started out in lush green hills which changed to farmland with hills behind them ,with rustic barns and grain silos. The drive was so pleasant it was a surprise when I arrived at Lawrenceburg seemingly in no time. I filled up with gas and got hammered on the price. $4.05 a gallon !!!!...............crooks!!!! Just Northwest of Lawrenceberg was a State Park called ... read more