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we didn't make it to nashville last night. we had to stop on the east side of knoxville instead. my little side trip was a little out of control :) we went to the nat'l radio astronomy observatory in green belt, wva. it was for jody- obviously- highlight of the vacay for him. the trip there was ALL for me though. it was completely through the alleghany and shenandoah mts. at one point we we had "climbed' 3800 ft. too bad I roll with a bunch of weak stomached goofs. we saw some really gorgeous farms, stunning vistas and practically untouched 2 to 6 building towns (we stood out among the strictly local traffic). plus it was windows down weather.
right now i'm watching early-ish morning in the smokies. sadly i'll be back to the plains of ok tonight.