Saturday, July 4th – Franklin, NC to Dayton, TN

Happy 4th to All!!! What a glorious way to spend Independence Day, riding through more than 150 miles of spectacular North Carolina and Tennessee countryside, in positively perfect weather. You couldn’t ask for a better day.

Leaving a modest amount of early morning fog behind us in Franklin, NC, we quickly rode into sunshine that stayed with us for the duration. The Great Smoky Mountains provided an endless supply of breathtaking views, along with roads that never failed to thrill and excite.

Here’s the satellite tracking link, which allows you to see our route:

https://share.garmin.com/robdanryanmotorcycleadventure

Perhaps the most exciting part of our July 4th adventure included three separate water crossings, two of which we were able to ride through, and a third that required walking the bikes across, in the interest of safety.

Our stopping point for today was Dayton, TN. We arrived plenty warm from the bright Southern sunshine, still a tad damp, and carrying more than a little bit of dust from the many, many miles of dirt and gravel roads that criss-cross this beautiful state. It was indeed a Happy 4th for us.