DAY RIDE

July 28, 2009

On Tuesday July 28th, Jeff and I took another Day Ride.

Getting ready to leave- saying good bye to the girls.

We left our home in North Knoxville around 10:15am - stopped for gas on Western Avenue - and headed down Alcoa Highway toward Maryville. In downtown Maryville we took 411 North toward Seymour. Once we got to Seymour, we took Boyd's Creek Road to 66 in Sevierville. We then took 139 and headed toward Newport.

On the way to Newport, we stopped at Douglas Dam and enjoyed the spectacular views.

Enjoying the view.

Douglas Dam

A closer view.

Once we got back on the road we continued toward Newport, via Dandridge.

Looking at I-40 over Douglas Lake.

Jeff is ready to get back on the road!

When we finally reached Newport, we stopped at the "Family Farm" Restaurant and enjoyed a great buffet with authentic home cooking.

Pam getting a final look at "Family Farm" Restaurant.

After lunch, we gassed up the bikes and took 411 South to Chestnut Hill and jumped onto 92 heading back toward Dandridge.

View of the bridge into Dandridge from Angelo's Boat Landing.

After going through downtown Dandridge, we got on 25/70 West and headed back toward Knoxville. We took 25/70 to 11E and continued on till we reached Strawberry Plains at the 4 way intersection. Strawberry Plains Pike took us back into Knoxville - and we ended up back home around 3:00pm.

Jeff says hello to the girls. They are glad we're home!

Our total ride was 135 miles and we got home about 45 minutes before the storms arrived.

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