Cherokee Here We Come

June 9, 2012

Day 8

Left at 8 am under sunny skies and while the temp was cool the weatherman predicted hot with possible T-storms so we wanted to cross the Great Smokey Mountain State Park before the rain. Heading east on 40 for 169 miles was a pleasant ride and just 45 miles out of Nashville and the mountains were looming in front of me. We headed south on 66 towards Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg and straight into TRAFFIC. I had thought about checking out a hotel for a possible UTR rally in Pigeon Forge but after riding an hour in the bumper to bumper traffic I changed Gabby to go directly to the hotel in Cherokee because there is no way we could enjoy spending a week in Pigeon Forge trying to get in and out of town for rides. But exit the towns and you are in heaven riding the Smokey Mountains for 30 miles but even that had a lot of people and hikers to watch out for. Miles traveled today about 247. We’ll spend tomorrow in Cherokee.