Fort Donalson Ride
I finally got to do that ride out to Fort Donalson that I tried to do on Veterans Day. You know, the ride where I let a little rain ruin my plans for the day. I headed out to Dover (Tennessee) by way of Bumpus Mills and some nice twisty roads. I spent a few hours just tooling around on the back roads in that area and then decided to take a little road that they referred to as “Snake Road”. That road was great! I haven’t been on any good twisties since I left Belgium. The only problem I had was near the end a truck decided to enter the road right in front of me. Well, thanks to those new Metzlers and a little luck I was able to “whoa” it up just enough. I plan on doing it again soon so if you are in the area holler at me and I will show you where it is.
Fort Donalson
After I was done playing around on the twisties I headed on to Dover and rode around the park for a while. I didn’t have real long to be there because I was going to meet some people back in Clarksville but I did get to take a few pictures and enjoy it for a little while. I was able to check out the southern water battery that pounded the Iron Clads into submission. Those were some big guns! They say that they beat the boats up so bad that the decks were slippery with blood. That must have been a grueling battle for both sides but somehow the earth bound guns got the upper hand. I was also hoping to catch a glimpse of the Eagles that nest in the area but I had no such luck. If yu want to see a few pictures of the battlefield check out my Ride Pictures gallery.
Until next time keep it safe and get out and ride. Share This
Now a little about me, as of right now I am 36, a father of 2 and I have been happily married now for 16 years (time sure does fly when your having fun). I am in the military and have been for almost 10 years. Before that I did many other jobs like driving a truck, welding in a fabrication shop, doing a little carpenter and concrete work, and working on cars. Heck I still do some of that stuff just not full time. I have been working my hand at this website stuff since December of 06. I love to ride and sometimes that interferes in my web publishing so I hope you forgive me if I miss a few days while away at a rally or something. Well that is all for now, go read some of the stuff on the site.