DAY 13 BOWLING GREEN TO BOWLING GREEN

Corvette Museum day, laundry day, sit around and bulls**t day. Riding tomorrow.

DAY 12 MORRISTOWN TO BOWLING GREEN APRIL 24

One of those days that we ride for. Shirt sleeve weather on lightly traveled roads winding back and forth for mile after mile.

11E to 27 to 52 to I-65 North to Bowling Green for the day.

Barbed wire fence carving out a hillside, cutting holes in the midday sun
Like a postcard framed in a windshield covered in dust
I love the rhythm of an old grey blacktop, 33's just whistlin' by
Steer the wheel, one handed on a two lane, hugging that line
I got the windows down, no one else around singin'
Freedom is the miles I'm rollin' on
Out here cruising to a backroad song
I feel the wheels like a melody, like a radio dialing in strong
C'mon, c'mon sing along, sing along to my backroad song

Granger Smith

Good tunes on the radio, view alternating from forests to farms to small cities. Close to 300 miles of great riding.

To quote my brother-in-law "LIFE IS GOOD"

DAY 11 ASHEVILLE TO MORRISTOWN

Beautiful day, decided that we need to head northwest so we immediately turned southeast to get on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville. We only rode the southern 90 or so miles of the parkway before it sadly came to an end at the Smoky Mountain National Park entrance. Crossed the park and stopped in Gatlinburg which to our surprise was packed with people and traffic.

Happy to leave the traffic behind headed out on another scenic road north to Morristown. Found a hotel checked in, desk clerk gave us a "Harley" discount. Sat around outside the rooms enjoying the view and recapping not only this but several other days, years, rides.


Talkin' to myself again
wonderin' if this traveling is good
Is they're something else a doin'
We'd be doin' if we could

All the stories we could tell
If it all blows up and goes to hell
I wish that we could sit upon the bed in some hotel
And listen to the stories we could tell

Stared at that guitar in that museum in Tennessee
Name plate on the glass brought back twenty melodies
Scars upon the face told about all the times he fell
Singin' all the stories he could tell

All the stories he could tell
And I bet you it still rings like a bell
I wish that we could sit upon the bed in some hotel
And listen to all the stories it could tell

John Sebastian

That's a big part of the riding, the friendships, the stories, the people we meet every day that are willing to listen to our stories and share theirs.

DAY 10 CHEROKEE TO ASHEVILLE

Great day, awesome time at the museum. Took a route recommended called The Rattler curves, curves, and more curves. See Ken's for more details

Wheels Through Time Museum

DAY 9 PULASKI TO CHEROKEE NC

Easy route today highway 64 to Interstate through Chattanooga then highway 74 to 19 and into Cherokee. Although this sounds boring, it wasn't, great roads clear skies and pleasant temperatures. 

The roads were lightly traveled with the exception of the few miles of interstate. We were winding through mountains, forests, and numerous small towns.

A very pleasant day ending a dozen miles short of Maggie Valley NC. We are going there tomorrow to visit the Wheels Through Time Museum (click here for museum link).

DAY 8 JONESBORO TO PULASKI

Left Jonesboro after a quick stop at Harley dealer for a couple of parts then headed south. A check of the map showed Route 1 heading south just the way we were going. Close by was a road that only showed as light gray on the map but was lined with green dots (scenic per the atlas), a little longer, a little twistier and a whole lot more fun, route 163.

 Eventually made our way through Memphis didn't stop since we were there a few years ago:
Walking in Memphis, walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale  Marc Cohn

Continued east on highway 64 along the southern border of Tennessee. Passed through dozens of small towns, farms, and forests. A green dotted  road all day under clear skies and cool enough for a jacket and light gloves all day.

In for the night in Pulaski TN a town of 7600 and the biggest we have seen since Memphis. Still eastward tomorrow.

I'm gonna get up in the mornin', 
Gonna hit that Highway 49I'm gonna get up in the mornin',Gonna hit that Highway 49I'm gonna dust my blues, peoples,Leave this raggedy-ass town behind

Tom Johnson

DAY 7 HOT SPRINGS TO JONESBORO

We turned a 183 mile ride to Jonesboro into almost 300 miles of scenic two lane road winding through the Ozark National Forest and numerous small towns along the way.

It took us all day to ride the 300 miles due to the much colder weather than we have had so far. This translated into longer breaks consuming more coffee, this in turn caused more frequent breaks as punishment for consuming more coffee.

Even with the cold a beautiful day with threatening skies, but no rain, great roads, with no traffic, and good music on xm radio, with no commercials.

Well it's all right, even if you're old and grey
Well it's all right, you still got something to sayWell it's all right, remember to live and let liveWell it's all right, the best you can do is forgive
Well it's all right, riding around in the breezeWell it's all right, if you live the life you pleaseWell it's all right, even if the sun don't shineWell it's all right, we're going to the end of the line

BOB DYLAN, GEORGE HARRISON, JEFF LYNNE, ROY K ORBISON, TOM PETTY

Today's route
Route 7, 5, 9, 10, 9, 65, 27, 14, 67, 226. Try to follow that north and east.