Blogs from Tennessee, United States, North America - page 2

Memphis TN – Nashville TN Nashville RV Resort and Cabins Days 31 - 33 Nashville is another stop on our RV tour that we visited on our Great Loop trip. This time we stayed about 20 minutes from Downtown Nashville, and only came into town once. The drive to Nashville was almost uneventful, until a truck pulling a horse trailer, cut in front of us kicking up a lot of stones. As soon as I felt the first stone I hit the brakes as hard as I dared. Unfortunately for our windshield I did not react quickly enough, we ended up with a dime size chip in the windshield. Both Angel and I were a little upset, but very hopeful that the chip could be repaired. Windshields for RV’s are very expensive. Once we got to ... read more

Our shortest travel day was just down the road to Volunteer Park where we met a nice couple, Jamie and Gary, relocating from California. We drove to Cade’s Cove and hiked first at Abram’s Falls Trail before driving the Circle Tour. One unexpected highlight was a visit by a bear cub crossing the road! A visit to the Union County Opry in Maynardville that night, featuring Confederated Railroad, convinced us that the south will rise again. We visited the American Museum of Science and Industry in Oak Ridge and learned about the national impact of nuclear energy. On Sunday we attended a local megachurch, Grace Baptist, and then headed to downtown Knoxville to experience the observation deck of the Sun Sphere (from the 1982 World’s Fair).... read more

Friday 9th: For any new subscribers to the blog please be advised that this trip starts a few blogs ago under the heading “Stateside & On The Road” Disclaimer “Please be aware when reading this that some parts are actually true” Breakfast at a local café where it was pretty traditional Southern State’s fare. Everything came with grits. Grits are made with Hominy Corn and have the consistency of porridge for those who haven’t tried it. The server/proprietor when asked by Keith what was in a Cowboy Omelette said eggs and flattened out & minced up cowboy. Keith (never one to quit when ahead) then asked what about his hat and boots? They are minced & in there too came the reply. Despite the sound of this, Keith said it was very nice although the leather ... read more

Leaving Waynesboro (not sure what Wayne had done to get a whole borough named after him) but we were soon heading back South to join the TAT. Our link road that we had come in on yesterday was another great winding road through forested areas. After around 20 miles we linked back up with the TAT. Once again enjoyable winding gravel roads which generally afforded excellent grip. We encountered a few small streams to cross that were reasonably straightforward except for one that had a flat rock surface under the water which you could feel as you rode across was extremely slippery. We all crossed without incident. Later we came to a much wider river crossing with loose pebbles/rocks, but nowhere near as slippery. Again all successfully negotiated. The route then turned onto another track that ... read more

The heat is just too much, the high was 95 here today, but the feel like temperature was over 100, the truck registered at 110. I love being outdoors, it is so calming, but not with temperatures like this, I run hot anyway. I would love to live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the summers and spend the rest of the year in Florida. Maybe one day I will be able to make that a reality. Weather Averages Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, MI Brandon, FL May 60/40 May 90/66 June 69/49 June 92/72 July 76/57 July 92/74 Well with that said it was too hot to go hiking today. We spent most of the day at the trailer. We did venture out for a little fun. We went to 2 stores called Goats on ... read more