Algood Diner

There are many interesting roads to ride around the TN Upper Cumberland area. One of the things that make them so intersting are places like this that you spot along the way. This is a genuine Southern, small town diner. Neat place, good food!

Top 10 Reasons Harley Riders Don’t Wave Back

#10. Salesman said it would void warranty to wave at another brand.

#9.  Leather and studs make it hard to raise arm.

#8.  Refuses to wave to anyone whose bike has plastic body panels.

#7.  Afraid to let go of the handlebars because they might vibrate off.

#6. Rushing wind would blow scabs off the new tattoos.

#5.  Thought the hand pointing towards the ground meant, “Look, some parts fell off your bike”.

#4.  Wasn’t sure if it was a GoldWing or a log truck.

#3.  Can’t tell if other riders are waving or just reaching to cover their ears like everyone else.

#2. Remembers the last time he waved back he had whip marks from his leather fringe for a week.

#1.  They’re jealous that after spending $30,000, they still don’t own a BMW.

Nice Cool Ride

Nice and cool for an afternoon ride today. US70 east to Cherry Creek Rd down to TN 84 into Sparta. Then taking the old McMinnville Highway to Quebec; TN 136 north to intersect with TN 135 up by Burgess Falls, and back into Cookeville. Hardly any traffic, great scenery, and cool temps, 51F. What a great Sunday afternoon. Then SuperBowl party with life group; lots of good food; lots of good friends; and a good game.

January Weather!!

Just can't beat this great January weather; 60 F two days running. Yesterday a great ride out US70N West to Chestnut Mound, turning north on TN 53 to Granville and on to Gainesboro. That's a great ride!! Neat little town (Granville), twisty roads, ride along the water. What else could one ask for in a great ride....maybe just a little bit longer. So glad to live in the hills of TN; good riding no matter which direction you head.
This morning a cool ride to meet a great bunch of guys for breakfast at Shoney's. Short ride around town then a movie with my beautiful wife.

A Great Fall Ride

Great day for riding. Logged just over 300 miles today. Leaving Cookeville at about 9:00 am and traveling to Crossville via US70, I picked up Hiway 68 taking it all the way to Ducktown. Along the way passing through Spring City, Sweetwater, Tellico Plains and finally Ducktown. This is a great route, little traffic, great scenery, nice roads. At Ducktown I took US64 down to intersection of Hiway 30, going up through Reliance. I stayed on 30 all the way to Spencer. Except for a bit of road construction, this was also a great choice of roads; small towns, lots of twisty, curvy roads, although a bit more traffic than on 68. At Spencer I hopped on Hiway 111 to hightail it back home in time for dinner guests coming at 6:00. Had a great evening with friends. What a great day: a great ride in beautiful country, spectacular views and weather and topping it all of with a nice dinner and evening with the best of friends. Life is Good.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Left Asheville this morning on the BRP as far as Boone. Except for a bit of construction and some fog, it was a great ride; nice and cool and little traffic. From Boone we went over to Mountain City TN and continued on 421 (The Snake) to Bristol. The Snake was all that I had heard it to be, but stopping in Shady Valley at the 421 General Store was a little dissappointing. Regardless, it was a great day riding.

Headed to NC

On Monday, Heath and I left Cookeville to meet up with Ryon in Asheville. Taking Hiway 70 to Lenoir City, then 321 to Maryville, 411 to Newport, and 70 again to Asheville. Very nice ride, especially after Maryville and over the mountains from Newport to Asheville, via Hot Springs, NC. Found a really neat place to eat in Maryville, pictured here.

Good Spring (almost) Ride

Left Cookeville around 10:30 this morning heading south down 136 almost to McMinnville. Crossing 70 and hitting hiway 30 toward Spencer. This route has a nice winding climb up Spence mountain. Stopping briefly in Spencer, we headed east on 30 again, taking 285 over to 101. The ride down into Dry Fork Gorge and back out is a nice one. Hiway 101 is a rather remote road finally arriving in Crossville. We took 70N out of Crossville and directly back into Cookeville. Got back into Ckv about 2:00 just in time for Heath to pick up the boys at school. It was a great ride, very little traffic, except for a gravel truck we had to follow for a few miles. It was an uneventful ride, but enjoyed to beauty of the hills.