It sure isn’t common to see Rarity Mountain! The rain was still coming down, lightly, as I took this picture. Rain makes photographing from a car difficult for two reasons. First, the windshield wipers are moving back and forth, so they get in the way of the photo (as in this one). Second, the raindrops on the …

When I arrived in Memphis, TN, it rained. When I arrived in Nashville, TN, it rained. I went up to Kentucky and the sun was shining. Now I’m on the way to Knoxville, TN. And it’s raining.

Some classic cars being driven and towed in Tennessee, near Knoxville.

In Kentucky, you drive over the hills. In Tennessee, you drive through the hills!

I decided to group all the fried chicken into one big post to overload you with golden bird deliciousness all at once. Two things led me to fried chicken on my trip: luck and Yelp. Nowhere more evident was this than in Memphis, where Yelp led me to the well-deservedly-named Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, and luck …

A group of bikers on I-75, in Kentucky.

The rolling hills of Kentucky. These were really hard for me to capture, because the hills looked big and wavy to my eyes, but the pictures made them look small and flat. But they are really green. This was taken on I-75 between Lexington and Knoxville.

Chicken-fried steak—this is the first time I’ve had one where it really tasted like it was chicken-fried as opposed to just regular old batter. At Ramsey’s Diner in Lexington, KY, where the uniforms for the waitresses are “a tie and a smile” (and other clothing, get your mind out of the gutter).

Watch your neck around Transylvania University! This is in Lexington, KY.

The blog of pastry chef Stella Parks not only enticed me into her restaurant, but also to a nearby doughnut shop named Spalding’s Bakery. The rumors are that the doughnuts are fried in lard, though the management says otherwise. I’ll believe the management, but not recommend these to vegetarians just to be safe. …