Tour Recap - Knoxville, TN and More

My trip to Knoxville included a stop along the way to visit to a Civil War Battlefield on Fathers' Day, and an impromptu brewery gig thanks to me and my big mouth.

I awoke on Sunday morning in Vienna, VA at the home of my hosts Mike and Julie Snider. The night before we’d had an amazing time with a house full of guests and a terrific evening of music, discussion, and stories. I had about eight hours on the road to get to Knoxville, but with no show scheduled for the day, I could take my time and see some sights along the way.

Mike graciously helped me load up the Buick and I hit the open road with very little traffic on a sunny Sunday in the Capital Area region. I pointed the car westwards and began tooling towards Manassas, VA and the Civil War Battlefield at Bull Run.

By the time I hit the Battlefield, the day had warmed up quite a bit and the hourlong tour of the grounds had me working up a sweat even after only a bit of light walking. The temps may have been hot, but the sky was a brilliant blue and the sigh…