Rock

Elkmont, Alabama

Weather: low 48 degrees, high 58 degrees, clear to cloudy skies, breezy

Winter is about to arrive here, with the lows forecast to be in the low 30s tonight, and mid 20s the next three nights. Knowing the expected change in the weather, I decided to get an empty propane bottle filled when we were in Ardmore today. Bring the cold weather on! We're ready!!

Speaking of being in Ardmore (again), we were on a gravel road composed of mostly crushed stone. About halfway down the road, we started hearing an awful screeching coming from the left front wheel. As soon as I heard the noise, I knew that a rock had gotten lodged between the brake rotor and brake drum, producing a sound that sounded like an owl being strangled. As soon as we got back to Ardmore, I stopped at a tire store, where they removed the tire and found the rock. With a total stop of ten minutes, the noise was gone, with no damage. Whew!

We did not realize it, but Ardmore is not that far from the mountains in south central Tennessee. In fact, the mountains (high hills?) stand out well on the eastern horizon, and present quite a view. We like the mountains as long as Carolyn is not having problems with vertigo, so today wasn't a good to go explore roads that go up and down and all around. Instead, we looked around the country just north of Ardmore in Tennessee, finding some very nice countryside, along with the views of hills, valleys, and rivers. Nice country.

By the time we made it back home, Carolyn was just about at her limit with vertigo. The rest of the day was spent with her resting her eyes and me doing whatever needed doing.

More later, be safe.

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