Rain, Riders, and Rope
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Day 2: December 22, 2011 Rain, Riders, and Rope |
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Today begins with a Public Service Announcement. The picture shows a
mystery object in one of the cabinets at the Old Talbott Tavern. The card
reads:
Unknown ArtifactContact the Talbott through its website. Another announcement is that Junior is no longer traveling with us. There is a recent picture here but there is no need to search for him. He went home with a waitress from the bourbon bar and is quite happy. |
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There is no shortage of Lincoln related stuff along US-31E south of
Bardstown. I skipped most of it since I've photographed just about all of
it at least once. And it was wet, too, I made an exception for the statue
in Hodgensville since it was being repaired when I was last through here
several years ago.
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Wigwam General Store is where Frank Redford's very first Wigwam Village
once sat and where I leave the Jackson Highway for the Dixie Highway. The
General Store is also a gas station and a restaurant. All it needs is
something to sleep in to be a true classic one-stop.
Over on the Dixie, Wigwam Village #2 has plenty of things to sleep in as it has for more than seventy years. The photo was taken from the Old Dixie Highway which passes behind the Village. By the time Redford started building tepees, the road was renamed and rerouted. Wigwam Village #2 faces US-31W. |
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When planning this trip, I noticed something called Old Dixie Highway Loop
at the west edge of Park City. This is a picture from that very short loop
which I drove for the first time today.
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There was light rain throughout most of the morning but it really picked
up as I passed through Bowling Green. It would remain steady and fairly
heavy all the way to Nashville. Russellville marked the north end of a
section of Dixie I'd not driven before so I got a picture of the well
soaked park there. Between there and Nashville, the only picture I took
was of a cute little cottage nestled beneath a shade tree. Then there is
the wet entrance into Nashville and a shot of the Billy Graham statue
taken while I was stopped at the light next to it. The Roadside America
Garmin app alerted me to its existence.
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The rain slacked off in Nashville and even stopped now and then as I
continued on the Dixie Highway to Shelbyville. Some of this road, once I
actually got outside of Nashville, was new to me. But much of it was
divided four-lane and the general wetness kept even some of the two-lane
from being very interesting. This Buddhist temple near Stones River
National Battle Field was about the only thing with enough color to show
through the gray.
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The day's destination was Clearview Horse Farm a few miles south of Shelbyville.
I got there after dark so outside photos will have to wait but I did get
this shot of some of the other guests.
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I learned that Thursday is "roping night" so, after dinner in
Shelbyville, I strolled over to Clearview's arena for a look-see. This is
practice for team roping which I now understand is the only rodeo event where men and
women compete as equals. It was somewhat dark and the action is fast so the photos
aren't great but it was sure fun to watch.
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