Beautiful Ride
Another beautiful ride for motorcycle enthusiasts is the ride to Mabry Mill in Virginia. The mill is a favorite of painters wanting a beautiful subject for their artwork. The restored gristmill/sawmill/woodworking shop and blacksmith shop is fun to visit and watch the volunteers use the old fashioned equipment. Old time skills (basket weaving, seat caneing, spinning, and weaving) are demonstrated. You can watch apple butter being made on Sundays in October. Listen to oldtime bluegrass music on Sundays from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Before you arrive at the mill, you will want to stop at NASCAR’s most beloved venue; Bristol Motor Speedway. On the Tennessee side of Bristol you can visit country music legend, Ernie Ford’s birthplace. I love listening to the oldies stations that play his old tunes. He sang Sixteen Tons and a host of other well known tunes. He had such a beautiful voice. 
Bristol’s State Street features country music murals and monuments and features live music throughout the summer and fall, such as the annual Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion in September.
I’m originally from West Tennessee, and have been through Bristol. I wished I could have spent more time visiting the sites. It’s been almost two years since I’ve been to Virginia, in fact, right now I’m wearing a t-shirt from Virginia picturing horses, of course. Beautiful area to visit!
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It is amazing to me how different the country is all over the US. Here in Indiana it is different in the middle than it is in the southern part where my hubby goes to fish.
Hey Karen!
Tennessee is a fun state. Carrie and I are involved with a business headquartered there so we’ve been there several times for conventions.
One year we rented a car and drove from Nashville to the east end of the state back, stopping at Lee University to visit a niece who was there at the time.
I can’t remember if we were anywhere near Bristol or not, but we sure enjoyed the fall colors we saw as we traveled.
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