{"id":139,"date":"2008-10-22T17:45:16","date_gmt":"2008-10-22T22:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/takingawalk\/?p=139"},"modified":"2009-06-13T12:50:38","modified_gmt":"2009-06-13T17:50:38","slug":"day-32-a-20-mile-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwaynephillips.net\/takingawalk\/2008\/10\/day-32-a-20-mile-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 32 – A 20-Mile Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dwayne Phillips<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Today we walked through Jefferson City<\/a>, New Market<\/a>, and Strawberry Plains<\/a>, Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Note: Not all of the towns in Tennessee have two words in their names; it just seems that way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The weather again was chilly – 40 degrees F in the morning and 50 at quitting time. We did indeed cover 20 miles – the first time we hit that distance. Conditions were just right (or just wrong depending on how your feet feel) to cover that distance today.<\/p>\n

Route 11E returned to being a four-lane divided highway. Sort of the Interstate for this area of Tennessee. As such, it pretty much bypasses the towns. I think we “missed” several towns along the way that we never saw any evidence of their existence.<\/p>\n

Jefferson City<\/a> is a good example. Route 11E is a Golden Mile on the edge of town. Wal-Mart, Lowes, gas stations, and every national fast food chain is on it. Off to the left was the town, and we only had a glimpse of it now and then. That is a shame.<\/p>\n

New Market<\/a> wasn’t much better. We saw a couple of gas stations on the side of the road. We did eat our lunch at a roadside park in the New Market<\/a> area. It was nice to sit at a picnic table, eat a sandwich, pop a few blisters, patch them with moleskin…no wait, that isn’t a good lunch time topic. The sandwich was good.<\/p>\n

I put a photo of the New Market Post Office on the town’s Wikipedia page<\/a>. Why would anyone use dark brown letters on dark brown bricks? See the photo to understand my displeasure.<\/p>\n

After New Market another “See Rock City” barn. Great stuff. I love it. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Note, Rock City<\/a> seems to be more famous for the barn advertisements than for the place itself. Over 900 barns in 19 states were painted with this type of advertisement. Well, I have seen two of them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The countryside for most of the day was beautiful. There was a few hours in the afternoon when I was strolling along, feeling the sun, feeling the breeze, listening to my iPod – just great to be out here. I am sure some people would find this boring, but I love it.<\/p>\n

We ended the day at Strawberry Plains<\/a> – a great name for a town. We even pulled off the highway and drove through what we thought was going to be a town. A few old houses and a school. This reminded me of my high school – Loranger High School in Loranger, Louisiana. K through 12 is all in a few buildings in one spot. There is a football field with bleachers that could hold maybe 200 people. Yes, just like my high school. Funny thing is that the area around my high school is known historically as a strawberry-growing area.<\/p>\n

I put a photo of the Strawberry Plains Post Office on the town’s Wikipedia page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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