Tennessee's Finest

Doing their job! Slow those people down. I hate speeders. And tailgaters. And people who don't use signals. And basically anyone that breaks the law.

Obey the laws and this won't happen to you!

That's just odd

Somewhere between Michigan and Kentucky in 2003. Conditions not favorable-sun in my eyes and a dirty side window(we had gone through rain earlier and had not cleaned it off yet)-but I HAD to have a shot of this! Yes, it is a casket trailer. And the vehicle pulling it was a hearse with a similar paint job! Are they toting Grandma along? Or is it just a really unique way of hauling extra gear? Not really sure, but I have to say this was one of the most unique things I've ever seen on the road!

Don't try this!

Taken on the trip to Virginia, somewhere along I-81 in December 2003.

Yes, yes, I took this with my little digital camera while I was driving. I know, stupid. But honestly, I still had one hand on the wheel and I never took my eyes off the road in front of me. I actually took several shots, in the hope that one would come out decent-and one did.

All that being said, I am in no way a Junior fan! In fact, he is my LEAST favorite Nascar driver. And whether or not this is actually one of the semi's that hauls his stuff or just a huge fan, I have no idea-but I still thought it was cool enough to want to get a shot of it!

Stuck in traffic

And sometimes all you see are lots of other cars. This happened back in July of 2008 on Interstate 40 west of Knoxville when a tanker full of Titanium Tetrachloride overturned. We sat in traffic, finally inching our way along 40 to an off-ramp and then along Highway 70 to get back on the interstate-it took us 4 hours!

The things you see

This is what I love about travel by road. Oh the things you will see! And the fact that I have a camera that I can attempt to capture some of these images now so that they are not only relegated to memory only makes it better.

This is at the Cave City exit in Kentucky. We didn't visit Dinosaur World, but we did take the exit to go see the Wigwam Motel!

Photos from the Car

Yes, I am trying again. I want to post my photos, I've just been looking for the right 'avenue' to run them up. The right 'trail' to take. I was looking for a sign.

And then it happened. One morning, a morning that I lingered a few extra moments in the car listening to a caller on the talk radio show I listen to every morning. After my kid had caught the bus, at a time when I normally would have parked the car and gone inside. But I lingered for some reason. And then it happened...

This caller mentioned the "Tail of the Dragon". He mentioned how he, a motorcycle rider, often rode this road in East Tennessee and the danger(the topic of the morning was bicyclists on certain area roads being a danger). I had never heard of this "Dragon" but I was certainly intrigued! I ran inside and Googled it. I came across many websites and I KNEW I had to visit this place.

As luck would have it, my husband and kid both had the following week off from work and school for vacation, and East Tennessee isn't that far away. So we went. We ended up driving on 3 scenic roads that I had not heard of before and had a blast doing so! More photos will be coming from the "Tail of the Dragon", the "Devil's Triangle" and the "Cherahala Skyway".

The above is one of the many winding parts of the "Tail of the Dragon"(318 curves in 11 miles!). It was a fun ride and I can't wait to get back and ride it again! Just be careful when you do and obey all of the laws, it can be a dangerous road.

I guess so

Seeing as how I've gotten no comments to the contrary, it seems that absolutely nobody ever looks at this page but me. That's fine. I haven't taken too many photos lately thanks to be addicted to World of Warcraft. I still have millions of old photos to choose from but I guess I just don't care anymore since nobody else does. :/