Rain, rain, go away! We woke up to rain and cancelled our plans to visit Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. After checking out a bit of the UVA campus, taking care of errands, hoping the rain would die down and giving Audrey a chance to walk Norman after school, we finally left Charlottesville for the long slog to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Our only plan then was to enjoy a bit of the scenic drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Instead, we hit miles of dense fog and just opted to stay on the interstate the whole way.
Slept in a bit and then went to check out the absolutely gorgeous Rock City, located just over the border in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. A trail developed over the last 100 years, it's a mix of natural beauty, incredible trails through narrow cliffs with whimsical touches from the original owners' German heritage and fascination with gnomes and very pet-friendly so Norman could join us as well. We'll upload some pics once we figure out how. Very nice place and highly recommended.
After Rock City, we packed up the car and made a few stops before heading out. We took Norman to the Chattanooga Chew Chew Dog Run where he got VERY dirty, then walked over the longest pedestrian bridge in the world, uniting the historical white and black areas of Chattanooga. While on the bridge crossing the Tennessee River the rain opened up again con ganas. The three of us got a bit soaked. We lunched at Good Dog, a new hot dog joint in Chattanooga whose owner admitted to finding inspiration from two of our favorite spots in NYC - Crif Dogs and Pommes Frites. A quick pit stop to pick up some of Chattanooga's proudest invention - the Moonpie - and we're off towards Birmingham, Alabama.
Did you see the train? That's the only thing I did there, visit the Chatanooga Choo Choo. It was a LONG time ago...
ReplyDeleteWe drove by the incline railway but it is closed in January. Didn't have time to visit Chattanooga Choo Choo but we did stop by Chattanooga Chew Chew.
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