1996 Cross-Country Tour. Day 49, July 5, Winchester TN to Fall Creek Falls SP

Friday July 5, Winchester TN to Fall Creek Falls SP

72 miles

Day 49 map

"Si"

Fall Creek Falls

While eating breakfast in Winchester this morning, I saw a cycle tourist pass by heading out route 64. Since I planned to go out route 50, I didn't figure I'd meet up with him. However route 64 north of town is a new road that doesn't appear on many older maps, including mine. Turns out that 50 now follows 64 for part of the way, and it was there that I caught up with him. Si is 62 years old, and this is his third solo cross-country tour. We rode together and chatted for 5-10 miles until he turned south toward Chatanooga.

Tonight I am camping at Fall Creek Falls State Park. This being Independence Day weekend, I was lucky to get the very last tent site available. There are a lot of bicycles in the park, but most are rented mountain bikes.

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