We head towards Chatanooga and make it to Tennessee
But, our Boondockers Welcome spot is in Ringgold, GA
Looks like a nice neighborhood
Nice spot for a couple of nights. About 20 mins outside of Chattanooga.
The 1st morning we head into Downtown Chattanooga to walk Walnut Street Bridge. We park in a pay lot and walk up to the Bridge.
Built in 1890, the 2,376 foot wooden bridge was closed to traffic in 1978.
It starts in the Northshore Neighborhood and spans the Tennessee River, the largest tributary of the Ohio River
Tucson checks for squirrels below
At the other end is the River District. Home to the Art Museum
and Aquarium and Riverboat
We head back to the Northshore and into Coolidge Park
It has a1894 Dentzel Carousel but closed due to Covid
Did get a picture through the window.
An interactive splash water fountain
A life size version of one of Tucson's favorite toys - Mr. Rhinoceroserus!
We return to the parking lot with 45 minutes to spare, but find a parking violation ticket on the windshield. The ticket was purchased at 11:13 and the violation given at 11:19. Unmanned park and no one to call because office closed. Appealed online with picture of both tickets and got reply that they needed more information. Meanwhile I need to pay the fine - like that's going to happen.
So we continue on to see the Chattanooga Choo Choo. After the Chattanooga Union Station was demolished in 1973, the Terminal Station was also facing demolition but wasaved by a group of businessmen inspired by the song Chattanooga Choo Choo. It was built in 1909. It reopened in in 1973 as a Hotel and entertainment complex.
On March 5, 1880, the first passenger train leaving Cincinnati, OH for Chattanooga, KY was nicknamed the Chattanooga Choo Choo. It was the first major link of public transportation between the North and the South.
We head over to the The Terminal Brew House for lunch
The roof top patio gives a great view of the Terminal
The road back to the Truck was part of the original trail of tears.
Since we don't have time for a Museum we at least do a quick stop at the Bluff View Art District Sculpture Garden
It looks like a really funky neighborhood. Wish we had more time, but Zeta will be passing through this area later tomorrow.
Out last stop is the Chickamauga Battlefield. But we got there 20 minutes too late for the Visitor's Center and Museum.
So we take the driving tour
What's with the giant Acorn?
Most of the Statues and Monuments have an acorn. The acorns are the symbol of George Henry Thomas’s 14th Army Corps that
stood “like an oak tree” on Snodgrass Hill at the conclusion of the
battle of Chickamauga.
The battlefield is 9,000 acres
Tucson was enjoying it
His favorite part
We only drove a portion of it. Have to get back to Chattanooga and spend some time.
Next stop Florida
