Chattanooga

Chattanooga is a pretty city right on the Georgia Tennesee border. The Tennesee River takes several big snake like turns right through the middle of the city. One is called Moccasin Bend. Along the river though town is a great 20 mile bike trail. John and I rode most of the trail and especially enjoyed the sculpture park with intriguing metal sculptures. Pegasus about to jump off the hillside into the river was my favorite. The bike trail goes along the river, through beautiful old homes and along a treed swamp area and around a pond. Great afternoon. Also went to see Ruby Falls which is a 200 foot waterfall that is 1000 feet under Lookout mountain inside a cave. Fun tour. Would have loved it at $10 per person. It was just ok at twice that. Next we went to Rock City. It is a walk through park designed around huge boulders and rock formations on the hillside of Lookout Mountain. Cute gnome displays and a kids nursery rhyme display. There were lots of native plants and gorgeous views of the surrounding valley. Another tourist sight that would have been great at half the price. The Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Battlefield is just outside of Chattanooga and has a terrific Visitor Center, museum and movie. There is a cell phone driving tour of the various battle locations and the markers of the states and regiments that fought there. A very moving place, it reminded me a bit of Gettysburg. We have really enjoyed our 3 days in Chattanooga. The RV park we are staying in was also a civil war battlefield and has a walk to one of the monuments.

On to Lynchberg and the Jack Daniels Distillery on the way to Nashville. Should be fun!