Knoxville Tenn to Charlotte N C

The only really hard part is not being distracted by the beautiful scenery. The lovely but tortured, twisted and folded remnants of ancient mountains that were higher than the rockies. Makes me want to pull over and take samples from some of those grand rock walls. Like folks already said, drive conservatively on the down hill and save on the brakes. The driver has to focus, everybody else gets to ooh and ahh.

There are mountains that you have to climb and descend, no matter how you go, but they are all doable. Pay attention to the signs along the way and gear down if you have to. Take it easy and don't try to beat any land records and you will be fine.

Some notes of mine that might help:

I-40 East from Knoxville, TN

I-40, TN, MM 444, Begin 55mph Truck restriction lane.
I-40, TN, MM 445, Caution, 50mph Left curve.
I-40, TN, MM 450, Caution, sharp 45mph left curve.
I-40, NC, MM 20, End Truck restriction lane. 60mph downhill race to Asheville, NC
I-40, NC, MM 46A, I-26 Split.
I-26, NC, MM 53/54 Continental Divide, 2130 feet.

I-26, NC, MM 54, Enter the Green River Gorge, 7 % downhill grade, 55mph.

I-26, NC, MM 55, Bridge over the Green River.
I-26, NC, MM 61, Start uphill pull.
I-26, NC, MM 62, 6% Downhill grade.
I-26, NC, MM 62.5. Bottom
I-26, SC, Gentle rolling hills to Spartanburg, SC