It's always good to get away for awhile. Then, of course, it's good to return home.
En route, we visited the Vicksbug battle site. Very interesting, esp. for a history teacher. Travelled to Birmingham & spent the night.
My family & I travelled to Blue Ridge, Georgia which is near the North Carolina border. We rented a mountain home with some friends of ours, Jerylin & Eric Williams and their two kids. Jerylin is a teacher. Eric is in the Air Force & has been "in the desert," as he calls it, three times and may be deployed again in the fall. So we had interesting company which is always great.
We hiked to the top of Brasstown Bald, the highest point in Georgia. The next day we drove up into the Smoky Mt. National Park and hit the high point in Tennessee, called Clingman's Dome (another steep hike). The road then took us into Gatlinburg, Tennessee. On the way back to our cabin, we were treated to several great fireworks shows as it was the 4th.
The next day we tubed on the Tecoah River and had some good visiting time.
We then parted ways with the Williams' and my family & I travelled to Savannah, Georgia. We successfully avoided the horrible Atlanta traffic (which begins about 2 P.M.) and drove 3 hrs or so to Savannah, Georgia on the Atlantic coast. Savannah has a historic district about a mile square that everyone should visit. There is too much history there to fully cover.....pirates, James Oglethorpe, Robert Louis Stephenson and his book "Treasure Island", old historic homes, Chippewa Square (you know, where Forrest Gump sat on a bench with his box of chocolates)....yes I did sit there and strike my best Forrest Gump pose...and the biggest live oak trees you can imagine, with Spanish moss hanging everywhere....
The last day in Savannah we drove to Tybee Island on the Atlantic and visited the huge lighthouse there. We also toured the Pulaski Fort and took in all of its Civil War history.
After then reuniting with the Williams and spending the night at their home, we hit the road for the 12 hour slog (via I20). As we blew through Minden, Bossier, etc., I couldn't help but wonder what some of you fellows were doing :)
Of course, my TomTom somehow took us to Bass Pro Shop in Shreveport. Tracy found the pistol she is planning to buy for $40 cheaper than back home. The kid told us if we were from Texas, we couldn't buy a pistol out of state. What's up with Louisiana?
Then, home.......
*If this blog has totally bored you, sorry. It might help jog my failing memory at some point in the future. Have a great day & live with a spiritual perspective.
Enjoyed reading this. We made two trips to Blue Ridge for vacations in successive summers. The first time we stayed a little southeast of town in a house called the Eagle's Nest on top of a small mountain. The next year we stayed north of town in a log cabin on a creek. These were two very enjoyable trips. From there we made jaunts out to Tennessee, North Carolina and even down to Atlanta. That is some beautiful country up there.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right brother. I didn't know the Smokies were that pretty.
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