{"id":34071,"date":"2019-10-02T17:54:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T21:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=34071"},"modified":"2019-10-02T17:54:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T21:54:21","slug":"tennessee-two-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?p=34071","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Two-Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Post IronMan Allene immediately had to fly out for work.<\/p>\n<p>Pfffft. <em>Work<\/em>. Always getting in the way of <em>life<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Kathey had a few time owing holodsys to burn so we spent a few days tooling around Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>While some of these already made ot over onto my RunKevinRunDotCom Instagram feed, here are some photos from our quick two day road trip:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-34071 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34121'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_102839-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34121\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34121'>\n\t\t\t\tThere&#8217;s a joke that has as a punchline: &#8220;Pardon me, Roy&#8230; is that the cat who ate your new shoes?&#8221;  I don&#8217;t remember the setup, but it&#8217;s the payoff based on the song.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34124'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_124813-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34124\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34124'>\n\t\t\t\tBackstage Pass, y&#8217;all!  It only cost us $31 (an that&#8217;s WITH the AAA discount).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34125'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_125103-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34125\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34125'>\n\t\t\t\tI wonder if I&#8217;m supposed to be standing there for the selfie photo.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34127'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_131250-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34127\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34127'>\n\t\t\t\tThis was our tour guide.  She was a HUGE Keith Urban fan.  And anytime she described something in the Grand Ole Opry, she&#8217;d tell us something about her boyfriend, fully acknowledging it had NOTHING to do with the tour.  And I LOVED those stories more than anything else on the tour.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34128'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_131335-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34128\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34128'>\n\t\t\t\tI like to think this explained our tour guide&#8217;s take on Ketih as her BF.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34131'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_131444-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34131\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34131'>\n\t\t\t\tOh, yeah.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34130'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_131411-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34130\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34130'>\n\t\t\t\tThere was about a 15 minute virtual reality movie hosted by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood with background.  Seemed like A LOT of the tour was spent here but it was informative and, well, it was kinda high-tech cool.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34133'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_133418-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34133\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34133'>\n\t\t\t\tRoy Acuff and Minnie Peal &#8211; worthy tributes to be sure.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34134'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_133835-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34134\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34134'>\n\t\t\t\tSpoiler alert!  This birthday cake was for the celebration the next day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34122'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_124227-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34122\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34122'>\n\t\t\t\tThis shirt is bedazzled with Swarovski Crystals.  I have no idea why that makes this t-shirt worth $120.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34123'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_124340-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34123\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34123'>\n\t\t\t\tHEE HAW!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34135'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_134157-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34135\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34135'>\n\t\t\t\tEvery member of the Opry has their own mailbox.  You could literally put a letter in the mail to say Keith Urban, C\/O Grand Ole Opry without ANY other information and it&#8217;d get to him here&#8230;. or so says our tour guide.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34136'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_134343-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34136\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34136'>\n\t\t\t\tBlake Shelton was the first inductee to ask to put up his own plaque and since then it&#8217;s been a tradition&#8230; although Blake hung his askew and the maintenance team had to straighten it out the next morning.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34137'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_135155-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34137\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34137'>\n\t\t\t\tThe dressing rooms.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34138'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_135602-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34138\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34138'>\n\t\t\t\tRoy Acuff&#8217;s former dressing room&#8217;s door is ALWAYS left open as a tribute to his open door policy.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34139'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_135711-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34139\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34139'>\n\t\t\t\tThe NEW (as of 1974) Grand Ol Opry stage (albeit, the DOT COM came later obviously).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34144'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_140436-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34144\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34144'>\n\t\t\t\tThe door to where it happens.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34140'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_135908-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34140\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34140'>\n\t\t\t\tKathey on the circle floor brought over from the old Grand Ole Opry in the Ryman Auditorirum.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34143'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_140034-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34143\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34143'>\n\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m there!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34145'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_140615-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34145\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34145'>\n\t\t\t\tA view from the church pew seats&#8230; although they added PADDED seats in the last round of renovations.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34146'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_144416-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34146\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34146'>\n\t\t\t\tOur hotel in Nashville &#8212; when you forget the very best&#8230; or at least the reasonably priced and now thanks to supply and demand will SERIOUSLY overpay for the needed.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34148'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_153531-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34148\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34148'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Ryman Auditorium, home to a church that became the Grand Ole Opry in the 1940s.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34150'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_153710-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34150\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34150'>\n\t\t\t\tRyman himself&#8230; and his church cum Opry auditorium.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34152'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_154024-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34152\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34152'>\n\t\t\t\tI would KILL at Beetlejuice trivia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34147'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_152901-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34147\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34147'>\n\t\t\t\tBroadway in Nashville.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34154'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_155006-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34154\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34154'>\n\t\t\t\tI don&#8217;t know if you can see it, but this dad was a couple of &#8220;road sodas&#8221; in his kid&#8217;s stroller.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34155'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_155651-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34155\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34155'>\n\t\t\t\tA tribute to my brother &#8212; it&#8217;s essentially a vodka tonic with soda water instead of tonic.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34156'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_160106-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34156\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34156'>\n\t\t\t\tOnion rings.  Southern fried.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34157'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_165403-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34157\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34157'>\n\t\t\t\tKid Rock&#8217;s establishment in Nashville.  Our tour guide said he&#8217;d NEVER be admitted to the Opry because he&#8217;s not wholesome enough&#8230; though she did like his music.  Not as much as Keith Urban&#8217;s obviously, but, ya know&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34159'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_170313-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34159\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34159'>\n\t\t\t\tKid Rock also had The Steve Drink.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34160'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_170631-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34160\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34160'>\n\t\t\t\tI went with a pinot noir&#8230; in a plastic cup.  Very Kid Rock I thought.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34161'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190930_174508-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34161\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34161'>\n\t\t\t\tI assume this is if you eat the entire Kid Rock steak, including the fat, a la that scene in THE GREAT OUTDOOTS.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34163'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_105736-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34163\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34163'>\n\t\t\t\tSpotted along the way at a convenience store on our way to the Great Smoky Mountains.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34164'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_113159-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34164\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34164'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat the hell is an air door?!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34166'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_115757-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34166\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34166'>\n\t\t\t\tThe TN tax code is BANANAS!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34167'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_120224-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34167\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34167'>\n\t\t\t\tAte myself a chocolate b&#8217;ar when I was only three&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34177'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_163518-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34177\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34177'>\n\t\t\t\tSelf explanatory.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34168'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_130721-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34168\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34168'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter a marathon run, I too would like to sit on a couch and revegetate with a Criterion Channel movie&#8230; or maybe Arnold&#8217;s THE RUNNING MAN.  Depends.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34169'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_133640-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34169\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34169'>\n\t\t\t\tSorry, folks.  Trail&#8217;s closed.  Great Smoky the Bear should&#8217;ve told you (not to be confused with Smokey the Bear).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34170'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_134544-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34170\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34170'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd yet, we persisted.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34171'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_141700-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34171\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34171'>\n\t\t\t\tAlong only ONE of the trails in the Great Smoky Mountain.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34179'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_210802-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34179\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34179'>\n\t\t\t\tFiltered&#8230; but whatever.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34173'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_142458-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34173\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34173'>\n\t\t\t\tA waterfall!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34174'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_143631-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34174\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34174'>\n\t\t\t\tTrail info.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34182'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_211200-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34182\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34182'>\n\t\t\t\tMe in the Great Smoky Mountains.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34181'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_211135-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34181\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34181'>\n\t\t\t\tFiltered.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?attachment_id=34180'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191001_210914-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34180\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34180'>\n\t\t\t\tNot creepy at all.  A cabin in the woods.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><em>NB &#8211; missed ya, Allene!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post IronMan Allene immediately had to fly out for work. Pfffft. Work. Always getting in the way of life. Kathey had a few time owing holodsys to burn so we spent a few days tooling around Tennessee. 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