Going Slightly Out of My Way for a Backstory

One day when my awesome “day job” took me to the heretofore unexplored territory of Tennessee, I seized the opportunity to rent a car and drive nearly four hours to Gatlinburg on the other side of the state… just so I could explore the Smoky Mountains for a few hours early the next morning.

Funeral Road Trip

It was a ten hour drive to pick up the cremated remains, and another eight hours to the cemetery. And a pint-sized hearse isn’t the most comfortable place to grab a few hours of sleep on the side of the road…