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Wife said we have a bit of snow tonight. But if could be sunny and 50F on Thursday when i expect to be home. Or it could be worse - have to wait and see,

Heading to Arkansas tomorrow. Not expecting it to be too much fun though. More tomorrow.....

Not big numbers in any sense, but here's today's ride...

Managed to wear the tits off of my new rear tire today but the front still has some tits on the outer edge. Must try harder....

For @Pedro, today's lunch; a diet soda and a nut bar at a fuel station. Deeeee-lish!

Views of Knoxville from above in the hills...

Nice views from the Foothills Parkway.....

Would have been a good day to out on the water....

Tapoco Lodge is back open after having been closed for years. This was the Lodge and cabins that the builders of the Dam used while the Dam was under construction . Has been since converted to a hotel / restaurant / bar....

Perfect weather and perfect roads....

Cheoah Dam - used in the Harrison Ford movie "The Fugitive". Looks cool from the street....

Honda Grom - probably the best bike for Deal's Gap.....

Nope - solo trip this time.

As I sat there, I wondered why Harley riders like chaps so much. It's thin, fashion leather that really don't' do shit in the event of a crash, they're not warm and ya look like a fag while wearing the. Yet, there's no shortage of twats in them....

Stopped at the Deal's Gap Motorcycle Resort for a drink, to sit in the warm Sun and to watch the bikes come and go....

Haven't been back here in a few years, but a hotel I used to stay at has gone tits up. Was fun to stay here and drink beers in the lot at night with all of the other riders, Shame to see it go. But I did get some abandoned structure pics for @XTreme

My what a big wall of rock you have there....

Guys in the boat were hauling their hunting dogs (wild boar and bear) back to their trucks. Funny to hear the dogs all howling as the boat went along the water....

Perfect day of riding today! Weather was nice and roads were not crowded. Had a fantastic time! Tennessee / North Carolina riding is kinda like riding in the Lake District and Peak District combined, add in a National Forest and multiplied in size - without the crowds.....

Screens were all torn out and lots of shit lying in the yards, crappy low income housing here. But could be really nice if it was worth fixing them - which it isn't. A fix would costs $75,000 and then you'd have a nice house worth $50,000.

Back home we went directly from Summer to Winter. It's snowed an additional 6 inches since I left with more expected this week. Dunno how I'm gonna get the bike home at this point. Hopefully it will melt by Thursday.

Today will be spent riding around Knoxville , (once it warms up), Deal's Gap area, Foothills Parkway - all of my old haunts in the area. Pics to follow....

Nice colors on the hills...

Cool views of the valley below....

The leaves seemed to be turning more the further south I got -odd. This was in Virginia...