Midweek Post: Walking in Memphis

I remember that pyramid

Put on my blue suede shoes and I

Boarded the plane

Touched down in the land of the delta blues

In the middle of the pouring rain.

From "Walking in Memphis"

I am including this post because today I walked into Tennessee, but by the end of the week I will be in Mississippi, so Tennessee gets a post before I leave.

Along with Arkansas and Mississippi, Tennessee is one of three states along my journey that I have driven through, but did not go to for any reason other than to pass through. In fact, starting today, I am more or less following the route Jackie and I drove on to go to a wedding long ago, and I will be on that same path all the way to Birmingham, Alabama, where the wedding took place..

If I make it to Tennessee in real life one day there are plenty of possible things to do, including visiting Nashville, Graceland, Dollywood, or the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Internet says the most popular attraction in Tennessee is Dollywood.

Actually, today I am right at the Tennessee border, more or less standing on the Memphis-Arkansas bridge over the Mississippi River, crossing between the two states. That bridge is in the picture above by the way - not that one in the front, but the one behind. If you look close enough, you might see me walking across.

My entire walk across Tennessee will be about 19 miles, all in the greater Memphis area, as Memphis sits in the far southwest corner of Tennessee.

That pyramid used to be a sports arena, by the way, and is now a Bass Pro Shops store.

Things to do in Memphis include Graceland, food and music on Beale Street (prominently mentioned in the song referenced above), and the National Civil Rights Museum. Also, you can shop at Bass Pro Shops in a big pyramid if you want.