Every trip has some limitations.  This one was no different.  We had two that turned out to be far more significant that we originally anticipated:

• We would be trailering the bikes from Indiana to Tennessee rather than riding them.  
• We had four days to work with: a long weekend from Friday through Monday at the end of October.

A couple of months ago, I stopped in at Cycle Works while in Goshen.  During the course of conversation, Matt mentioned that he wanted to take Allen to the  Smoky Mountains area to ride the Tail of the Dragon and the Cherohala Skyway, visit Cades Cove, etc.  He proceeded to describe two previous trips from years back, places that he had visited and the great memories that he wanted to recreate with Al.