JUST BACK FORM A 2500 MILE BIKE TRIP TO THE GREAT SMOKY'S
Our trip 2500 miles include stops in:
Elkins, WVA
Maggie Valley, NC
Nashville, TN
Lynchburg, TN
Gatlinburg, TN
Hillville, VA
Onancock, VA
Back to NJ
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| Arriving at Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, TN |
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| A traditional still setup |
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| Maturing the brew in wooden barrels |
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| Filtration process through charcoal, the mellowing process |
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| Jack was not a tall fellow |
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| Lynchburg is not only a small town but a dry one as well. You cannot buy a drink anywhere in town. |
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| Wood ricks used to make the charcoal for the mellowing process |
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| Burning the charcoal |
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| The end of the charcoal making process, charcoal |
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| The original fire fighting truck at Jack Daniels, just in case |
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| Looking into the underground spring that feeds pure water to the distillery |
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| This spring has been providing water for over one hundred years |
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| The Man, Jack Daniels |
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| Pas and present Distillers |
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| What you get if you buy a barrel of Single Barrel Jack, for a mere $9000.00 |
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| $ 200.00 will buy this set of seven beers |
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| Maggie Valley, NC |
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| Our first stop, Maggie Valley |
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| A stop at Clingman's Dome, Smoky National Park |
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| On top of Old Smoky |
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| Riding in the clouds most of the day. |
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| T one rest stop, a new friend paid a visit |
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| The Cape May - Lewes Ferry, the last leg of our Journey |
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| We did get some rain, not enough to put a damper on the trip |
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| A dry bike is a happy bike |
Must be the 4th or 5th time I've looked at these pics. Sorry I didn't find time to comment before. Looks like a beautiful trip and a lot of fun to boot. I'd come up with some witty thing to say about whiskey, but then, as many people have told me over the years, "I don't know Jack". ;) Awesome ride though beautiful country and interesting places to visit along the way. Enjoyed the pics. Well done!
ReplyDeletePandabonium, thanks for the nice comment. I think about you two and your fellow countrymen and women when I hear about Volcanos erupting and killer Typhoons descending on you Island group. One nice memory I do have of kyushu is visiting Mt. Aso, lucky for us it was uneventful but beautiful. Take care, be safe.
DeleteThank you Sandscraper. We hope to visit Kyushu some day ourselves. Coming from Hawaii, I am used to volcanoes and having grown up in California I am used to earthquakes, so I guess we're covered! However, I must admit that since 3/11 we do react more to earthquakes than we used to. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, thanks for sharing your adventures and please keep doing so.