Day 2

July 17th

We started the day out in Johnson City. After visiting Davys home site and a stop in Greenville we decided to take a risk in finding a way through to Hartford Tn. via Del Rio to visit my cousin Marsha and her family. Least to say, it was an interesting ride. A huge storm moved across the area before us and we waited it out a while at a primitive church. As it turned out we missed the storm but we ended up having to ride a few miles on a gravel road (Bull mountain) that was washed out in places. We made it fine though, and had a great ride back home except fo the mess we experienced in Pigeon Forge...it was bumper to bumper crawl for about two miles!

Country side around Limestone Tennessee
1 Country side around Limestone Tennessee
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 Davys old homesite (replicated of course)
3 Davys old homesite (replicated of course)
 Chillin' out on Davy's front porch
4 Chillin' out on Davy's front porch
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Davy was a true back country guy that moved with the frontier.
6 Davy was a true back country guy that moved with the frontier.
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 The Nolichucky River
8 The Nolichucky River
 Entering the small town of Chucky
9 Entering the small town of Chucky
 An undertaker in Greenville
10 An undertaker in Greenville
Andrew Johnsons home in Greeneville. His Tailor shop is preserved in the building in the background that was built around it.e
11 Andrew Johnsons home in Greeneville. His Tailor shop is preserved in the building in the background that was built around it.e
 Andrew Johnsons home in Greeneville. His Tailor shop is preserved in the building to the left across the street, which was built around it.
12 Andrew Johnsons home in Greeneville. His Tailor shop is preserved in the building to the left across the street, which was built around it.
 Greeneville.
13 Greeneville.
 NPS has done a good job of preserving this historic site
14 NPS has done a good job of preserving this historic site
 Intresting...I'll have to look this up and see what this trail is and the areas it could lead one to.
15 Intresting...I'll have to look this up and see what this trail is and the areas it could lead one to.
Ahhh, nothing like blasting down a tiny single lane backroad in the hills! That is...
16 Ahhh, nothing like blasting down a tiny single lane backroad in the hills! That is...
 ...until it turns into a gravel road and it's recently fell a flood! This road is Bull Mountain road and runs between Del Rio and Hartford Tennessee. We had to navigate about three miles of this.
17 ...until it turns into a gravel road and it's recently fell a flood! This road is Bull Mountain road and runs between Del Rio and Hartford Tennessee. We had to navigate about three miles of this.
 We arrived near home just as a huge storm was departing the area so we had to take pause until it moved on. (on Foothills Parkway)
18 We arrived near home just as a huge storm was departing the area so we had to take pause until it moved on. (on Foothills Parkway)
 A monster raises it ugly head way off in the distance. (on Foothills Parkway)
19 A monster raises it ugly head way off in the distance. (on Foothills Parkway)
 A storm moves southeast over the unicoi mountains. (on Foothills Parkway)
20 A storm moves southeast over the unicoi mountains. (on Foothills Parkway)
Looking out over Chilhowee. (on Foothills Parkway)
21 Looking out over Chilhowee. (on Foothills Parkway)
 Mountain mist accentuates the valleys of the Abrams Creek area of the Smokies. (on Foothills Parkway)
22 Mountain mist accentuates the valleys of the Abrams Creek area of the Smokies. (on Foothills Parkway)
 An ocean of mountains. One can almost imagine these as rough waves off of a mountainous shoreline. (on Foothills Parkway)
23 An ocean of mountains. One can almost imagine these as rough waves off of a mountainous shoreline. (on Foothills Parkway)
 A Panorama view in the storms wake - southern view from the Foothills Parkway.
24 A Panorama view in the storms wake - southern view from the Foothills Parkway.