Blue Ridge Ride
JULY 17 – JULY25
TOM SPOT DAVE SPOT JOHN SPOT​
Hint: Hover your cursor over a position dot on the map to see the date and time that dot was made.
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HOMES to Metropolis, IL – DAY 1 & 2 – July 17 & 18
TOM
2663 to Olathe, KS; 599 miles; 9 hours
https://goo.gl/maps/qpograkNpyMmaBNM7
Hotel on the 17th: Holiday Inn Express-Olathe North, 12070 S. Strang Line Road
Olathe, KS to Metropolis, IL 62960; 422 miles; 8 hours
https://goo.gl/maps/KZrPGNaznPJHM12x5
JOHN
Home to Clanton AL to Metropolis IL – 8.5 + 5.75 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/CxjeTKjLi5MVG7QL9
Hotel – 17th – Holiday Inn Express, 815 Bradberry Ln, Clanton, AL 35046
DAVID
Home to Tahlequah OK to Metropolis IL – (8.5 + 8 Hrs)
https://goo.gl/maps/L4c3658HGTPtxVFt9
Hotel 17th - Rodeway Inn, 3296 South Muskogee Avenue, Tahlequah, OK 74464
 
ALL - July 18 – Metropolis Hotel – Holiday Inn Express, 2179 East 5th Street, Metropolis, IL 62960
 
DAY 3 – July 19
Metropolis IL to Cleveland TN – 7.5 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/xChrPHXwqSCkmQqp8
July 19 – Cleveland TN Hotel - Douglas Inn, 2600 Westside Drive Northwest, Cleveland, TN 37312
 
DAY 4 – July 20
Cleveland TN to Cherokee NC – 6.5 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/8BnevVb8wRRi8Xhw5
Hotel – July 20 – Cherokee NC Hotel– Cherokee Lodge, 1593 Acquoni Road, Cherokee, NC, 28719
 
DAY 5 – July 21
Cherokee Lodge to Mills River Overlook – 2 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/eTLDVwTazxWvD2QQA
Mills River Overlook to Moses Cone Overlook – 3 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/y475MHGmk4i2dkcb6
Moses Cone Overlook to Abingdon VA – 1.75 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/8qnum7uNG5N3WuTL7
Hotel – July 21 – Abingdon VA - Alpine Motel, 882 E Main St, Abingdon, VA 24210
 
DAY 6 – July 22
Abingdon To Gatlingburg – 5.5 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/Z5AF2GzdiW4DH9Zx8
Gatlingburg to Jefferson City to Knoxville– 2.5 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/NoWMnSBKzSMeZjS69
Hotel – July 22 - Knoxville KY -  - Hampton Inn, 5411 Pratt Rd, Knoxville, TN 37912
 
DAY 7 - 9 – July 23, 24 & 25
TOM
Knoxville to Mt Vernon IL – 8 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/XqaweUznK7dKFv9U6
Hotel 23rd - Holiday Inn Express, 300 Potomac Blvd, Mt Vernon, IL 62864
Mt Vernon To Topeka, KS – 7.25 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/vhvdN9KeqYVfJgsN6
Hotel 24th – Holiday Inn Express, 601 US-24, Topeka, KS 66608
Topeka to Home – 7.75 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/2P8ZczDQmT5gCEPn7
JOHN
Knoxville to Home - 12 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/F7KxDE4feLNi3ayr8
Hotel – Open                                                                                             
DAVID
Knoxville to Louisville to Home – 19.5 Hrs
Knoxville – Louisville - 5.5 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/KBDskBcQN4gU4NQW8
Hotel 23rd – (Phelps Home)
Louisville – Greenville MS – 9.75 Hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/7Hr2GvUqjBk4SQcw7
Hotel (25th Probably) – (Probably Greenville) Open
Greenville – Home - 10 hrs
https://goo.gl/maps/fry8B9o6iWDszs1x5
 
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