1000+ miles
GTT Trip
Seems that Athens, Louisiana is to the left up LA154.
The road to Athens, Louisiana.
Found it: Athens, Louisiana
There's the Mississippi River that I just crossed coming into Vicksburg, Mississippi. 
I get distracted so easily. I saw Yazoo City on the map and thought, "Now there's someplace I just feel I need to go to say I've been there." It doesn't get me any closer to an Athens, but doesn't matter...I'm not in a hurry.
This was the fellow, James, who pointed the way to Coach's Country Store for me. He followed me on his "scooter" to make sure that I made it there okay. Then we talked for half an hour or so over a soda. I'm not in a hurry...I can sit and talk motorcycle touring. He's making a trip to Minnesota in a few days on his Yamaha Venture.
The sun gets lower as I pass more farm country on the way to Yaaaazoo City.
And the trees fly past ... but we make it to Yazoo City.
Athens, Mississippi may not be so easy to find. Mississippi doesn't even think it is big enough to include on the State map. I do know that it is in the general area between Tupelo and Columbus.
From the best I can make out, Athens should be somewhere down this road.
This is the only sign using the name Athens I could find...and it was several miles away from where my GPS said Athens was located.
But as we all know...
Now in Alabama, I traveled from Hamilton to Decatur on my way to another Athens.
When I leave Decatur driving north on US31, I cross the Tennessee River heading to Athens, Alabama.
Found the fourth Athens!
Athens, Alabama is in Limestone County. 
Coming and going on the way to Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Cowan Texaco in Cowan, TN.
Crossing the Tennessee River ... again.
Downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Ever heard of the Chattanooga ChooChoo?
Made it to Athens #5!
Athens, Tennessee
Athens, Tennessee is the county seat of McMinn County.
Cruising down to Georgia...
TVA dam project on the Toccoa River at he base of the Cohutta Mountains.
Site of the 1996 summer Olympics canoe and Kayaking events.
Looks like some twisties coming up...
Caught me taking a picture.
There's some of the "white water" below. 
There's some white water rafting going on down there on the Toccoa River.
Finally made to Athens, Georgia -The 6th Athens of six states on June 29th!
Conference Center in downtown Athens, Georgia.
Athens, GA is home of the University of Georgia Bulldogs.
Total GTT trip so far...6,075 miles!
On June 29th I'll meet Sylvia in Athens, Georgia where we'll stay for 5 nights to participate in the International Women in Motorcycling Conference!
On July 4th, we will leave Athens, Georgia and ride up to Franklin, North Carolina to check out the twisty road at Deals Gap known as ... The Tail of the Dragon!
The group that eventually became known as the Cattle Raisers Association, was first organized in 1877 to address the problem of cattle rustling in north Texas. 
A statue of Midnight, the World's Greatest Bucking Horse, is in front of the Amon Carter Hall in Fort Worth, Texas.
What a frog pond I found in the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens!
Fort Worth Stockyards
The Fort Worth Stock Exchange and the old stockyards themselves.
The famous Billy Bob's of Texas.
I sure have missed the salsa from Acapulco's! Rachel met me for lunch in DeSoto, Texas.
The Big Rig in Burleson, Texas.
I went to the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery to say good bye and pay my respects to Douglas "Dick" Letnes (1932-2005).
I was the only one in the cemetery during my visit.
I found the marker I was looking for and had a quiet moment with memories of Dick.
Really ... I was visiting friends!
Can you tell who looks out of place here?
Can't go far before those long, straight roads start running over water. 
Fulton Beach
Fulton Harbor
Fulton Harbor Bait Shop
Goose Island State Park...on the way to the "Big Tree."
The Big Tree of Goose Island...over 1000 years old. 
Goliad County Courthouse
Three weeks after the Alamo fell, Texas Army Col. J.W. Fannin and his men were massacred by the Mexican Army in March of 1836. The bodies were piled and left partially burned. The remains were gathered and buried here in a mass grave in June of 1836 by Texas Army General Thomas Rusk and his men. Hence the battle cry, when the the Texas Army captured Mexican General Santa Anna and his men at San Jacinto near current day Houston, ending the fight for Texas:
Presidio La Bahia, Goliad, Texas
One flag is Dimmitt's Goliad Flag. This is the current day flag of Goliad.
LaBahia Chapel
Joe & Betty - "Cowboy" Joe took a liking to Fleeter. Just before he swung into the saddle, he was even lying on the ground checking Fleeter's underside. 
Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas
The Lost Pines of Bastrop on hwy 21. 
FM20 between Bastrop and Lockhart...
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