The Road South
I made my escape last Saturday. From the Midwestern February cold. From a big approaching snowstorm. From the winter blahs. And I headed toward my long-anticipated annual visit with son and daughter-in-law amid warm temps and sunny days in Florida. Through southern Illinois there were still large patches of white remaining. As I drove out of snow-dotted ground, 6-8 inches of snow was bearing down on St. Louis and the Metro East. I crossed the Ohio River, the Tennessee River, and the Cumberland River, and watched as the last small snow patches disappeared. Nashville is a good first day's drive and I had made a cabin reservation at the Nashville Music City KOA. My first time staying at this KOA, I found it was one of the nicest I've ever encountered and definitely rates first place for entrance sign. No keyboards in the cabins, however. Darn. "Bring your own linens, pillows, and sheet music." On Sunday, my second day on the road through Tenness...