Day 201

DATE: July 20
MILES: 590.2
Heading into Columbia, TN, the self-proclaimed "mule capital of the world." Also, home of NASCAR's Sterling Marlin, who generally goes considerbaly faster than a mule.

Day 186

DATE: July 5

MILES: 553.6

Like the old song says: "I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning / leaving out of Nashville, Tennesee." Of course, that lucky fella was on a bus. I'm still walking, and it's full-on Deep South HOT here and there.

Day 183

DATE: July 2
MILES: 547.2
In Nashville, and just walked past another cemetery, Spring Hill. Loads of C&W session musicians resting here, plus a good slate of stars: Roy Acuff, Floyd Cramer, George Morgan and Keith Whitley. And pictured above, the "still movin' on" site of one of my faves, Hank Snow.

Day 181

DATE: June 30

MILES: 540.4

Just SE of Hendersonville, and closing in on Nashville. Walked right past the Hendersonville Memory Gardens, final home of Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, lots of other singing Carters and a few other C&W folks.

Day 172

DATE: June 21

MILES: 514.6

Whoo hoo! Caught up, and in a new state.

Day 163

DATE: June 12
MILES: 476.4
In Kentucky, approaching Barren River State Park. It's a little SW of Mammoth Caves National Park, which I'm sad to miss, having never been there.

Day 137

DATE: May 17

MILES: 395.4

Middle of nowhere Kentucky; cold rainy weather has put me behind by about 15 miles. Not much to see around here.