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DAY RIDE TO DANDRIDGE, TN

Jeff is ready to ride
Jeff is ready to ride

 

On Wednesday, November 11th, we took another Day Ride.

It was a beautiful day with blue skies and temperatures expected to warm into the mid 60’s. A perfect day for a ride.

Jeff kicks off our day in this short video:

We left home and took the back streets over to Magnolia.

We fueled up at the Mapco on Magnolia.
We fueled up at the Mapco on Magnolia.

We then headed north on 11E Asheville Highway. We rode to the 4 way, then took 25/70 which took us into Dandridge.

Our first stop in Dandridge was to look at the lake.
Our first stop in Dandridge was to look at Douglas Lake.
View of the top of the dike.
View of the top of the dike.
Placard in downtown Dandridge below the dike.
Placard in downtown Dandridge below the dike.
View from the bottom of the dike.
View from the bottom of the dike.

After enjoying the views, we headed to our lunch destination.

Tinsley Bible Drug Store in Dandridge.
Tinsley-Bible Drug Store in Dandridge.
It's an old time diner inside!
It’s an old time diner inside!
We both ordered a hamburger.
We both ordered a hamburger.
YUM!
YUM!
View of downtown Dandridge.
View of downtown Dandridge.

After lunch we took 139 south, a beautiful road that runs along Douglas Lake.

We stopped briefly at Cowboys parking lot to enjoy the view.
We stopped briefly at Cowboys to check out the view.
Very scenic!
Very scenic!
Jeff enjoys the view of Douglas Lake.
Jeff enjoys the view of Douglas Lake.
Then we continued down 139.
Then we continued down 139.

139 took us to 66 in Sevierville. We continued on into Pigeon Forge (and into heavy tourist traffic).

After putting along for a few miles we made it to Wears Valley Road (321). Wears Valley Road is a beautiful country road with many tourists and turns along the way.

Wears Valley Road took us into Walland.
Wears Valley Road took us into Walland.
It's beautiful!
It’s beautiful!
Hi Pamo.
Hi Pamo.

From Walland, we traveled on into Maryville, down Alcoa Highway, back into Knoxville and then home.

Our ride was short today, only 105 miles, but you can see in our wrap up video our reasons for hurrying home. And those reasons are the two new additions to our family….

Hazel and Mertle, cute puppies.
Hazel and Mertle, cute puppies!

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