Tennessee Highway 128

There are moments on my motorcycle that capture that feeling of pure exhilaration.  It's a feeling of right now there is nowhere else I'd rather be.  Riding on Tennessee Highway 128 from the National Battlefield at Shiloh to Clarksville was one of those moments.  Although 128 is only a short part of that route, it was one of those rides where you wanted to turn around and do it again.

Leaving Shiloh, I was looking for the most direct path back to Clarksville at the same time avoiding all major highways.  The original route that Google maps picked for me took me through Waynesboro.  I have been that way before.  I wanted something different. So I see, what is this road through Clifton?  It looks like a big snake on my iPhone Screen.  The decision has been made.

I leave Shiloh working my way through Savannah TN, after crossing the Tennessee River it is a short ride to the left turn on to 128.  From Bucktown to Clifton it is your average country road in Tennessee, which to say is still a blast to ride.  Once passing through the town of Clifton things get interesting.

As you leave Clifton you start to climb a large ridge with multiple switchbacks with tight corners.  At the high point of the ridge, the trees have been cleared creating panoramic views of the Tennessee River Valley.  This is where I think it's good to be alive.

Heading down the ridge towards Linden there is more of the same, it is a snake of a road.  It is a ball buster of a ride. As I join Tennessee Highway 13, that takes me to Clarksville.  Highway 128 stays with me, it will be with me a long time.