Wish I could be there! even though I'm not from that area. (Although I know my fellow conservatives would always extend a hearty and warm welcome to an out-of-state FReeper.)
I drove across Tennessee one summer, including coming through the area you're talking about -- eastern Tennessee is absolutely beautiful. (And it didn't hurt that I got to eat barbecue for three meals a day!)
2 posted on 03/03/2009 3:01:55 PM PST by NewJerseyJoe
(Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")