RECHARGING WITH AUBREY’S COMFORT FOOD

After Saturday’s punishing hike to the White Oak Sinks, the waning explorers stopped at the nearest restaurant with draft pulls! The closest and the best on our trip back was Aubrey’s Restaurant in Maryville, Tennessee.

The rounds went something like this, Pabst Blue Ribbon (on draft no less for Steve), iced tea (Corey), Sierra Nevada (followed by a Bass for Mushy), another Sierra (for Ron), Newcastle (for Matt), and Bud Light (for Gary)! After clinking glasses, we downed the first glasses in short order.

Next in order of importance – food – comfort food, and lots of it for tired trail hands!

In the same order, except that I missed Gary’s prime-rib sandwich, our choices from the menu:

- Peanut Crushed Catfish Fingers
- Boston Scrod with loaded back potato and macaroni

- Rattlesnake Pasta with chicken and spinach
- Grilled Tuna Sandwich
- Ragin’ Cajun with Firehouse Chili

Times don’t get any better than that guys!