Beautiful Tennessee- After hitting the big city of NY last summer we decided to slow it down and take in some gorgeous natural scenery (as well as some amazing food and music) in Tennessee. We stayed in a wonderful cabin near Gatlinburg for the majority of our trip and visited both Memphis and Nashville for the food and music scene. (Click on any thumbnail for a larger pic.)
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Our trip started in Nashville.At the Country Music Hall of FameHayden and a buddyBeautiful NashvilleLive music of course!Historic Belle Meade PlantationDid you know that Nashville had a Parthenon?!?FYINashville Parthenon at nightCabin viewWhitewater rafting on the lower Pigeon RiverPostcard beautyHayden at a gorgeous waterfall- our reward after a long hike.More natural beautyThis shot was so amazing that I would look through the camera lens and swear it was fake...Hayden adds another couple of states to his travel resume.Thought about heading to Maine, but took a shorter trail instead.Beautiful forest floraView near Clingman's DomeOn the trailLast day at the cabinMemphis!Beale St.Sun Studio Tour- We HIGHLY recommend this tour. It was our favorite part of our time in Memphis.Sun recording studio- as it was in 1954... amazing.Holding the mic that Elvis held!Imitating the king on the same spot where he recorded "That's All Right"... :)Asked by receptionist Marion Keisker what kind of singer he was, Presley responded, "I sing all kinds." When she pressed him on whom he sounded like, he repeatedly answered, "I don't sound like nobody."