{"id":3228,"date":"2017-11-23T11:20:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T15:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=3228"},"modified":"2017-11-23T11:20:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T15:20:39","slug":"tennessee-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/art-rageous.net\/artrageousblog\/?p=3228","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee – November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whenever we make the 500+ mile trek to Tennessee, we always take advantage of opportunities to explore natural areas.\u00a0 On a previous trip we visited Percy Priest Lake, and this time we wanted to see Old Hickory Lake, which is northeast of Nashville.<\/p>\n

We left home on Saturday, November 18th and started the long drive down I-81 South.<\/p>\n

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Near Knoxville, TN we turned west on I-40.<\/p>\n

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We knew the weather was going to take a turn for the worse (indeed–there were tornado warnings that night!), but aside from some rain and mist, we made it safely to our destination by late afternoon.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday afternoon, we made a quick return visit to\u00a0Papa Turney’s BBQ<\/a> at Nashville Shores on Percy Priest Lake.\u00a0 As “Papa” was telling Wayne about a guitar he’d had made, they were both surprised when Wayne told him that he knew the guy who’d made the pickups for it.\u00a0 Small (musical) world!<\/p>\n

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View of the marina from the restaurant:<\/p>\n

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On Monday, we took the “scenic” route (avoiding the interstate) towards Old Hickory Lake.\u00a0 Our first stop was at the visitor center at the Rockland Recreation Area on the northwest side of the lake, just west of the town of Hendersonville.<\/p>\n

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