Tuesday, September 26, 2006
We actually went back to Nashville, which is where we are tonight. Today we saw Raccoon MTN Cave, Jack Daniels distillery, the Chattanooga Choo Choo, Russell MTN Cavern in Alabama and various old buildings along the way. During this trip I discovered that I am not a small town man. I cannot stand dry counties and when everything closes at 4pm. Because of these reasons, we went back to Nashville to see Andrew Jackson’s house, and the Sam Davis Home before traveling toward to Memphis.
We would like to see more State Parks and historical sites in southern Tennessee but when everything closes at 4pm, it makes it difficult to see everything. I don’t want to end my day at 4pm; I stop when the sun goes down. This is the first state that closed so early. I am not sure if this is a Southern thing or just a Tennessee thing but it sucks.
The Eerie Green Ivy
According to our tour guide through Raccoon MTN Cavern, the eerie green ivy is called Kudzo. Kudzo was brought from the orient a while back to combat some problems. But the problem it created far outweighed the problems it fixed. Since there is no natural enemy for Kudzo in the US it grows unabated; as much as one foot per day. Now we can’t get rid of it and it seems it is here to stay.
See you again tomorrow, hope you enjoy these pics:
Site of General Bragg’s Confederate Headquarters in July, 1862. Chattanooga Tennessee
The ceiling in Raccoon MTN Caverns.
A rare rock formation called a shield found in Raccoon MTN Caverns. There have only been five known found in the US.
This is a picture from the tour of the Jack Daniels distillery which is located in a dry county, so we could not sample the whiskey. Thank God for the Baptists.
Clowning around.
We would like to see more State Parks and historical sites in southern Tennessee but when everything closes at 4pm, it makes it difficult to see everything. I don’t want to end my day at 4pm; I stop when the sun goes down. This is the first state that closed so early. I am not sure if this is a Southern thing or just a Tennessee thing but it sucks.
The Eerie Green Ivy
According to our tour guide through Raccoon MTN Cavern, the eerie green ivy is called Kudzo. Kudzo was brought from the orient a while back to combat some problems. But the problem it created far outweighed the problems it fixed. Since there is no natural enemy for Kudzo in the US it grows unabated; as much as one foot per day. Now we can’t get rid of it and it seems it is here to stay.
See you again tomorrow, hope you enjoy these pics:
Site of General Bragg’s Confederate Headquarters in July, 1862. Chattanooga Tennessee
The ceiling in Raccoon MTN Caverns.
A rare rock formation called a shield found in Raccoon MTN Caverns. There have only been five known found in the US.
This is a picture from the tour of the Jack Daniels distillery which is located in a dry county, so we could not sample the whiskey. Thank God for the Baptists.
Clowning around.
posted by DarthImmortal at 8:50 PM
3 Comments:
my goodness you are so strong..only a man like you could part the trees, ;p ...
i love the tavern.i would do anything to go there. oh my goodness, i would love to go and see them myself...i love all these pics. thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you enjoyed TN!
Those caves look kinda dark and creepy. Vampire bat-creepy. :)
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