Glen Abbott – Page 15 – The Travelin' Gringo

Hack Ayers, a Tennessee Original

Caryville, TN — Each morning, Hack Ayers greets breakfast guests at the Hampton Inn hotel in this tranquil Tennessee town[…]

Thorn Hill, TN — There’s something extremely comforting about stopping at a roadside restaurant for a cup of coffee and[…]

Key West, FL — Thanks, Henry Flagler. Maybe I’m 100 years too late, give or take a few, but if[…]

Knoxville, TN — Road food. It’s one of the things I love most about traveling. Burgers, BBQ, and Beer: the[…]

Crazy Horse, SD — On any given day — weather permitting — the sounds of heavy machinery echo through the Black[…]

Sanford, FL — There’s no such thing as a bad day for chili, but it may be best as a[…]

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia — The ranger station at Rockfish Gap near Waynesboro, Virginia, is unattended as I glide past[…]

Near Shanksville, PA — Nestled within the serene, rolling hills of Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands sits a somber reminder of the[…]

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the 37 years I’ve been a licensed motorcyclist, it’s that bikers love good[…]

Harry Sperl is just wild about hamburgers. “Made short, they taste good, they look good,” he proclaims. “And the hamburger[…]

I waited for a conductor to shout “All aboard!” And waited. Then waited some more; I was among the last[…]

“We’re not a motorcycle club. We’re not ‘biker chicks.’ We’re just women who love to ride,” Pam Klug says modestly.[…]

Nearly everyone is familiar with the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The original[…]

York, PA–it’s where Harley-Davidson builds its big bikes (Sportster, Dyna and V-Rod motorcycles are assembled in Kansas City). Harley’s York[…]

It’s hard to find a Harley to rent in Mexico, if you’re not in one of the major tourist[…]