Today's 107 mile ride was quite enjoyable. Our route took us on many quiet backroads and though a number of pleasant small towns and mid-size cities. Pedaling though Tennessee over the past several days has re-enforced by already positive view of the state - it is a beautiful and very livable place. Our timing was perfect - strong storms moved through overnight and left us with wet roads, but no rain as we started this morning. As an energy guy and a former TVA employee, it was interesting to ride by the Kingston Power Plant and over the Tellico Dam. The route also took me close to EPRI's Knoxville office - I wish there had been time to pedal by and say hi to all of the great people who work there. I did capture the ride on my iPhone App so you EPRI folks can check my tweet and see how close I came to the office.
Although it stayed overcast all day, we did get a nice view of the Smokey's as we approached Sevierville. I am really looking forward to tomorrow's 88 mile ride to Asheville. The weather forecast looks good (in fact it looks good all of the way to Charleston) and the fall foliage will be spectacular.
Steve
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