Friday, March 16, 2012

Pardon Me Roy, Is That the Cat That Ate Your New Shoes?


Chattanooga! We love you! What a great city full of promise and foresight, art and history. It's clean, friendly and interesting. We came here to see the Chickamauga and Lookout Mountain Civil War battle sites. We were surprised to find a vibrant arts and restaurant area on the river near our hotel. We spent the early part of the day at Chickamauga, which is actually in Georgia, touring the battle areas. The site is the oldest Civil War park. As such, it is filled with state monuments dedicated to the soldiers. The redbuds are abundant here. We next drove to Lookout Mountain. It was a harrowing hair pin after hair pin turning road to the top. Then we were hit with rain, lightening and hail. All very dramatic. There is a complete community of homes and schools on top. We were amazed that Hooker conquered the mountain without air conditioning and all wheel drive. Tonight we went to Sugar's for dinner. It is a BBQ joint. The ribs were fine, and we had a nice accompaniment of loud rock and roll music by a cover band. See more photos at Flickr