Casey Jones

From Memphis, we made our way towards Nashville where we stayed just west of town in an area called Casey Jones Park. Of course I had to explore in the morning while my husband was sleeping. 

From Casey Jones Park, we headed towards Sevierville, where we found a DC fast charger outside a Harley Davidson shop with a distillery right next door. We were in moonshine territory. What better way to kill the 30-45min of charging time than by sampling. Besides, we were only 45min-1hour away from our VRBO & my college friends.

We ended up picking up a few small bottles and a larger bottle to share with the group. 

Graceland

Because many of our stops to charge the Ioniq were at Walmart, we would wander the store while car vharged. One of our wanders we found wedding rings. So, it became a joke that my husband of 20+ years was going to propose. 

Anyway, on to Graceland in the rain. I always heard it was amazing. So, I convinced the husband to join me on the adventure. I even made him listen to the SiriusXM Elvis station to prepare. 

The place where Elvis was found dead...his studio.

As we finished at Graceland, the rain started to clear up. We decided to head in to Memphis to check out the historic Beale Street.

Of course we had to check out a local brewery.

We finished the day with a park where we could charge for free while my husband ran and I checked out the park. It was beautiful. 

 

An Electric Adventure

    It’s time for another adventure. This time it is without Jasper again, but it IS with the new Hyunadai Ioniq 5 electric vehicle (EV) and my husband. We are headed to The Smokey Mountains to spend about a week with my Kalamazoo College friends and for my husband to run a 12 hour race. We bought our Ioniq 5 the end of March 2022, and so this is the first cross country adventure with it. I won’t lie there were ups and downs throughout the trip.

    We took off the first day about 2pm, so my husband could work in the morning (I think he just wanted more time to pack, he’s a procrastinator). On the way out of Denver, we grabbed a charge just east of town. 

A stop in Arkansas for my husband to run on a overgrown trail allowed me to explore some pretty spots. 

And enjoy a beautiful sunset