Home sweet home! After leaving the good ol’ Blue Grass Region, we crossed state lines into my home state, Tennessee! Growing up in Nashville, I had to take my fellow Pedal Pushers to all my favorite nostalgic places and I knew exactly where our first stop should be, Krystal’s! Most people from the Midwest know of White Castle, but few know of the delicious goodness of a Krystal cheeseburger slider. To say the least, Jean and Morgan were not disappointed with their slider choices. After lunch, we hoped back on the bike and met Justin Few, Director of Property Management, at the legendary Ryman Auditorium for an afternoon jam session with John Prine and special guest Chris Smither. What a great piece of Nashville history! Knowing that we still had 142 miles to Chattanooga, we gathered our cowboy hats and boots and took off toward the horizon.

It wasn’t long before we noticed a significant change in scenery and as the incline got steeper, we realized we were approaching Monteagle. What stunning views! Soon we were down from the mountain and found ourselves within Chattanooga city limits. Before making our way to visit our friends at the Spings at Chattanooga, we thought it best to check out the new Penguins’ Rock exhibit at the Tennessee Aquarium. It was getting late by the time we made our way through all the exhibits. We quickly peddled over to the property where Tara Daniels and her team were waiting on us dressed in baseball gear. What were they up to? The team thought what better way to end our Tennessee excursions than to attend a Chattanooga Lookouts practice? We couldn’t have agreed more, and thoroughly enjoyed the night. Morgan even caught a foul ball from infielder, Nikko Goodrum! Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and knowing that we have 148 miles to our next stop, Springs at Greystone in Birmingham, AL, we hit the pavement once again!

Off we go - next stop: Springs at Greystone!

WHERE ARE WE NOW?