Today is from Birmingham, AL to Knoxville, TN
Cutting across the NW corner of Georgia
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Today is from Birmingham, AL to Knoxville, TN |
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| Places Visited Along The Way, Photos, and Notes |
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I woke up in
Birmingham,
AL andhad a good breakfast at the Best Western Plus Carlton Suites. Everything about this motel was great. |
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First stop:
Riders Harley-Davidson 4750 Horrell Drive in
Trussville Upstairs, they have some vintage bikes 
 Among these is a Tri-Hawk. They were a 3-wheeler and had Citroen engines, but were associated with Harley (See more here)  I had an office mate who owned one and rebuilt the engine in his apartment living room. |
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The day looked to start out threatening rain but on the good side, the temperatures were mid 70's to mid 80's  |
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Gadsden,
Etowah County, AL "E" Counties aren't all that common, worth a side trip for a photo So I found the Etowah County Alabama Courthouse 
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After that, I passed through the north west corner of Georgia Not much there, so I did not stop |
On entering Tennessee there is welcome center |
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In
Chattanooga,
TN I stopped by the Tennessee Valley Railroad and Museum They have 5-6 hour long excursion rides each day. Unfortunately, it would be 45 minutes before the next start and I did not want to delay almost two hours. 
 
 
 
 and then also in Chattanooga, the Thunder Creek Harley-Davidson  |
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I stopped at the
Sweetwater Post Office 701 N Main St
Sweetwater,
TN and mailed a ton of stuff home. T-shirts, pins, chips, etc. About this time the sky was looking much more friendly  |
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I finally arrived in
Knoxville, TN and stopped by the Knoxville Harley-Davidson - West just south of town  Hotel: Comfort Suites - Knoxville 811 N Campbell Station Road 
 Five bucks more and I can have a suite. I could get used to this. I wanted to have supper at the close by Cracker Barrel restaurant and I hoped to walk there. It is on the other side of the freeway. When I investigated, there was not a way to get there on foot so I got on the bike. There are no sidewalks through the overpass and fast traffic. Doesn't anyone walk in these southern states? As I finished and got ready to ride back to the motel, the wind came up and it began to rain. Fortunately, it only sprinkled by the time I got back. Then it really opened up and poured. About half an hour later, it was all over and a rainbow appeared.  |
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