1996 Cross-Country Tour. Day 51, July 7, Kingston to near Knoxville TN

Sunday July 7, Kingston to near Knoxville TN

43 miles

Day 51 map

"Radiation is Good For You!"

Misty view of Clinch River

The photo is of the Clinch River, from Sugar Grove Valley Road in Kingston.

I did a short distance (43 miles) today instead of a rest day. I went off-route to visit Oak Ridge where I spent a couple hours in the Museum of Science and Energy. Of course there was not a word questioning the use of atomic energy, but it was interesting nevertheless.

While passing through one of the numerous small Tennessee towns I noticed a panel truck with the name of a church pew reupholstery company on the side. My first thought was that a company that only reupholsters church pews is awfully over-specialized. On the other hand, there is an incredible number of churches here in the Bible belt. It seems like every tiny hamlet has at least two or three.

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