Drive-by Trucker

Sunny Friday morning at my mom's place in Maryville. Arrived at 7:00 last night after 2 days of driving, first north from the Jersey shore to my dentist in Ramsey, then south for the 900-mile haul to Dixie and through autumn-colored Appalachia (shown above).Wednesday morning, U-Haul loaded and ready to roll.
My route south cut through the Shenandoah, Blue Ridge and Smokie Mountains.
Typically graceless gas stop in Virginia.
Long hauls like this make one appreciate a trucker's life.
Homestretch, closing in on Knoxville at dusk.