It is amazing twisty road central, and they're smooth as glass mostly.
Services here are weak. Medical care takes some advanced planning for everyday stuff. Dining out is not a strong point. Any travel through a big city will be jammed as they are all overwhelmed with new population. The tourists do come here a lot in the summer. It's mostly small town south, the people are super nice and it's pretty cheap.
I've only been here full time since Sept. Fall was perfect. Dry and warm. Winter has been a mix. I'd say we've been averaging a day or two per week of gray, cloudy, maybe a little rain and in the 40s. A couple of days a week are sunny and close to 60 and the rest somewhere in between. We did have some cold during that historic cold snap but it left after a couple of days. We chose to live at 2k feet so summers aren't as hot as elsewhere in TN. When we were visiting it was 80's and kind of humid but not terrible. It does cool off at night, unlike Texas. We do have bugs in the summer. Chiggers and gnats are a problem. Winter is hiking season.
So the State Patrol is on I40 all the time. Limit is 70, everyone goes 80. Virtually none of the 100+ crowd. Back roads are spotty but in my experience they turn the radar on when they leave the garage and my detector let's me know well in advance. If you're really in the twisties you'll be hard pressed to do the limit on corners. One thing though, virtually no shoulders on the back roads. Keep it tidy.
It is amazing twisty road central, and they're smooth as glass mostly.
Services here are weak. Medical care takes some advanced planning for everyday stuff. Dining out is not a strong point. Any travel through a big city will be jammed as they are all overwhelmed with new population. The tourists do come here a lot in the summer. It's mostly small town south, the people are super nice and it's pretty cheap.
I've only been here full time since Sept. Fall was perfect. Dry and warm. Winter has been a mix. I'd say we've been averaging a day or two per week of gray, cloudy, maybe a little rain and in the 40s. A couple of days a week are sunny and close to 60 and the rest somewhere in between. We did have some cold during that historic cold snap but it left after a couple of days. We chose to live at 2k feet so summers aren't as hot as elsewhere in TN. When we were visiting it was 80's and kind of humid but not terrible. It does cool off at night, unlike Texas. We do have bugs in the summer. Chiggers and gnats are a problem. Winter is hiking season.
So the State Patrol is on I40 all the time. Limit is 70, everyone goes 80. Virtually none of the 100+ crowd. Back roads are spotty but in my experience they turn the radar on when they leave the garage and my detector let's me know well in advance. If you're really in the twisties you'll be hard pressed to do the limit on corners. One thing though, virtually no shoulders on the back roads. Keep it tidy.