I was being vague in my last post for a reason.  I planned to show up in Highlands to surprise my Dad and I succeeded in doing that. He was thrilled when I pulled into the driveway and honked the horn. I know he reads this blog every morning and I didn't want to give even a hint of where I was so I left it simple. 

  I made it from Kansas City to Nashville yesterday, another 600+ miles day. I found a nice camp site on the east side of Nashville and had a good sleep. I got up this morning and continued east into the Smoky Mountains and then into North Carolina. I passed over the famous Deal's Gap AKA the "tail of the dragon". This is a road very well know to Motorcyclist all over the country where in 11 miles your go through around 300 turns. I got to see two guys on Harleys picking up there bikes because they slid off into the dirt and crashed. I stopped and talked to some people, bought a sticker, and then moved on. I wanted to get to Highlands so I could make it time for lunch with Dad. I had a nice ride through the mountains. These are roads I have been on before but it was nice to ride on familiar terrain.  Tomorrow I will head home and see the rest of the family. I will take a couple days off to scrape the bugs off the bike and get cleaned up for the final portion of the trip to Florida.  

Here are a few pictures form the last couple of days. Less scenery means I have to get more creative.