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Originally uploaded by Suffering the Benz
Wes the Kentucky boy poses as we float past Neyland Stadium on the Tennessee River heading toward Knoxville.
Wes paused to reflect on his playing days at the University of Kentucky, when he got to hear Rocky Top more times than he cares to remember while playing Tennessee at Neyland Stadium.
What started as a Sunday morning boat ride turned into an effort to get to Knoxville from our house west of Choto Marina. It took about an hour, but we got there and even took Gilligan along for the ride (he’s visible in the lower right of this photo).
We kept going after we passed downtown Knoxville and went up past Island Home airport and continued up the Holston River a ways before heading back. All told, it was a three-hour tour. A three-hour tour …