Plans are great until they do not work. Today was one of those days. The troubles actually began the night before. Yesterday was laundry day. We had picked a hotel with laundry available. Except the dryer was very slow. The laundry was not complete until after 1 am, and it was not folded and put […]
April 30, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 16 – Mobile, Alabama Read More »
Today was a big driving day. We spent three hours driving some back roads of Mississippi to get from Vicksburg to Baton Rouge. The picture you have in your mind is different from the road we were on. It was a 4 lane divided highway with a high speed limit of 65 and a low
April 29, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 15 – Driving and Baton Rouge, Louisiana Read More »
We spent several hours at the Vicksburg National Military Park today. We learned about the heights and depths that humans can reach. We saw a place where over 20,000 were killed, wounded, or were missing in just three months. It was a sad day and an enlightening day all at the same time. The park
April 28, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 14 – Vicksburg National Military Park Read More »
Today we visited the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. We selected this place because it takes an unusual approach to its displays. Inside the dioramas, aquariums, and other displays trace the history of nature in Mississippi. On the outside, the trails demonstrate some of the variations in environments. On the inside, the displays were detailed
April 27, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 13 – Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Read More »
We started the day in Memphis Tennessee and ended the day in Jackson Mississippi. We had several stops along the way. We began on Beale Street in Memphis. Beale Street is an interesting combination of contradictions. First is the music. At the Orpheum Theatre there are stars on the street for some of the famous
April 26, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 12 – Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi Read More »
We started our day in Franklin Tennessee. The city of Franklin has set aside an older part of the city as a living testament to the history of the city. You can tour the area, see the streets as they used to be, while they are still in use today. It was a neat experience
April 25, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 11 – Franklin and Memphis Tennessee Read More »
We spent the day in Music City. It was a busy day since the NFL draft is being held here tomorrow. We visited several places. We started at the state capitol building. The Tennessee Capitol is on top of the highest hill in Nashville It is quite a climb up the hill to the Capitol.
April 24, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 10 – Nashville, Tennessee Read More »
We spent today at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. As you would expect, most of the museum is dedicated to US Space travel. There is still a great deal about the history of rockets from the beginning of history, including both exploration and military uses of rockets. In addition to the
April 23, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 9 – US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama Read More »
Today was our last day for waterfalls on this trip. It was a great day to visit the waterfalls. We enjoyed being able to drive to these falls rather than having long steep climbs. Our first stop was a challenge. Have you ever been where there was no cell signal, Garmin did not know the
Today was another park and waterfall day. We toured Cloudland Canyon State Park in Rising Fawn, GA. While we traveled over 45 miles from Chattanooga, TN to get to this park we were still driving up Lookout Mountain to see this park. Lookout Mountain is only about 2300 feet tall, but it covers a lot
April 21, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 7 – Cloudland Canyon, Georgia Read More »