Bluff View Inn Chattanooga
412 East Second Street Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States
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Even more trains!
After all yesterday's storms today was bright and sunny again, but very cold. We visited the Tennessee Valley Railroad for a ride on a train.
The main rail line runs alongside the TVR so of course there was freight trains to watch while waiting for our ride. As it's still the winter season we just had a short ride to East Chattanooga, watched the engine being turned on the turntable, and ...
Caverns, trains, and more trains
... just to get a photo! When we got back to the campsite it seemed like they hadn't had any storms, but that soon changed. We had thunder and lightning, heavy rain, and for five minutes hail stones as big as golf balls rained down on the trailer - it sounded really terrible inside. Just as the hail stopped the power went off, but that only lasted for about ten minutes thank goodness. We had more rain and a thunderstorm and it is now beginning to cool down.
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An amazing day
... Mountain to Point Park which was built to commemorate the Battle Above the Clouds, part of the Battles of Chattanooga campaign. From here Cliff could see lots of rail tracks and trains which he was happy to sit and watch, while I just enjoyed the sunshine.
On our way back to the campsite we decided to visit the reservoir on Raccoon Mountain, and enjoy a walk along the banks of the Tennessee River.
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Ruby Falls
... themselves were quite spectacular, and our timed five minute visit included a light display and a walk behind the waterfall.
When we returned to the surface we climbed the Lookout Tower for views across the Tennessee River but unfortunately it was very misty. As the weather wasn't very good we decided it was a day for laundry. ...
Heading East again
... world's longest pedestrian bridge, to Ross's Landing. This was originally just a ferry crossing, but is where Chattanooga was created, Chattanooga soon became an important river port and was also the rail terminus of the Western & Atlantic Railroad which originated in Atlanta, Georgia.
We walked back into town along the Trail of Tears; this commemorates the forced relocation of the Cherokee in the 1830's.
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