Humping Through the Hills of Tennessee

Lame caption, I know, but I couldn’t resist. This dromedary was not what I was expecting along the back roads of western Tennessee, but sure enough there he was this morning as I left Mousetail Landing heading toward Waverly. Tradition has it that Mousetail Landing got its name during the Civil War period when one of the area’s tanning companies caught fire. The exodus of mice fleeing the burning tannery was so profuse that this area became known as Mousetail Landing.

Last night I camped primitive style and was visited throughout the night by the various wildlife that populates this area. They kept noisily snooping around my tent until I finally told them to beat it so I could get some sleep. I was on the road shortly after sunrise today in order to beat the storm front that is rapidly moving into the area. The ride went well and I made it to Waverly by early afternoon.

I even found time to make a side trip off route to have lunch at Cissie Lynn’s Country Store & Dance Barn. I was told her burgers were the best around, so I had one cooked by Cissie herself. Fried bologna sandwiches are her specialty (fixed just the way her mama Loretta taught her), but I opted for the burger and a piece of Chess cake. Here’s a picture of us as I was getting ready to hit the road again.

Your comments are great! Several of you are taking the dollar-a-dog challenge, so I will keep you updated daily with a head count of the number of bonafide chases since I started keeping track (too bad I didn’t start tracking from day one – Alabama had quite a few). I only consider a dog encounter a “chase” if the dog actually gets in the road with me and goes for it. Barking while fenced, tied up, or merely running along with me but not leaving the yard doesn’t count. Using that criteria, here are my stats since last Wednesday (4/15):

4/15: 17 (in only 30 miles!)
4/16: 0 (good for me, bad for fundraising)
4/17: 4
4/18: 7

Okay, that’s it so far. On the one hand, I want to raise a lot of money, but I really don’t enjoy getting chased. Oh well, we might as well have fun with this – I am! If the weather doesn’t shut me down, I’ll be heading for the Land Between the Lakes and Kentucky in the morning.

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