Chattanooga Tennessee

Our departure from Nashville was once again on the road less traveled. We meandered south by southeast along highway 70 until we got to the town of Sparta. We turned due south onto four lane highway 111. This leg of the route traveled through mostly rural rolling Tennessee countryside geographically called the Highland Rim. Just northwest of Chattanooga we entered the Cumberland Plateau where we crested a mountain thru a pass that lead us into a wide valley. We crossed over the Sequatchie River before ascending the mountains again on the opposite side. We stopped for lunch at a scenic overlook along the long ascent out of the valley.

We are camped at Harrison Bay State Park just north of Chattanooga. It appears to be an old park that was built back when everyone was camping in tents and tag along campers. It is located on Lake Chickamauga which is very scenic. Our site is one of the larger pull thru spots and is plenty big enough for us and we're only here for two nights anyhow.

One odd thing I noticed at the marina located here at the state park is the condition of the boats. Apparently they don't sell boat wax here in Tennessee. All of the larger boats, mostly houseboats are downright shabby. I mean these boats have never been waxed and most could use a good scrubbing too.

Today we toured downtown Chattanooga, and I think it might be about time to end this road trip. We don't want to see any more aquariums, river walks, revitalized urban centers or museums. We didn't see anything during our city tour that we wanted to explore further so we went to COSTCO!