Riding Tennessee Counties: A Short Nervous Trip to Kentucky and a RiverRoad.

Here is a collection of roads that I have ridden as part of the Harley-Davidson Directors Challenge. The challenge was to ride as many Tennessee Counties as possible in 2015.   I have completed all 95 Tennessee Counties over the course of the last, spring, summer, and fall. Here are a sample best roads between the Mississippi River and Chattanooga.  These roads are a must to achieve Motorcycle Nirvana in Tennessee. Note these ride entries will be published periodically.

This ride starts in Union City Tennessee crosses into Kentucky to Hickman.  I always feel nervous about going to Kentucky, just because it's Kentucky.   Once in Kentucky, the road runs south along the Mississippi River to Tiptonville; finally ending up in Dyersburg.   Don't feel too nervous about being in Kentucky they've come along way in the last few days.

Leaving Union City to take TN 5 to Hickman.  Once in Hickman Kentucky which includes magnificent views of the Mississippi, we take Kentucky 94 towards Tiptonville.  Crossing back into Tennessee the road turns into Tennessee Highway 78.   Riding along Highway 78 you realize that this is a river road.  You continue to Tiptonville the County seat of Lake County.   The site of the infamous Battle for Island Number 10 and Grants fight for the Mississippi.   It is then on to Dyersburg you are in the low country crossing muddy streams that feed the muddy river.  This road gives you a glimpse of the old cotton South, passing fields with dirt left by a mighty river.   This ride lets you know we are a muddy river nation.