There is an awesome country store in the middle of the snake we usually stop at for lunch, great chili dogs. We pull in to find a bunch of guys we know from Canada.
A short way north of the country store is the shortest tunnel you can find, Backbone Rock Tunnel.
After 4 or 5 days on our own we met up with most of the group at base for the trip, Fontana NC.
We almost always follow all the rules and traffic signs.
Lunch south of Tellico Plains off of 68 (I think).