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Even more trains!
... and trucks to add to his collection!
Tomorrow we have to sit down and work out where we are going next. We had intended to head North East up the Blue Ridge Parkway, but with the weather so bad (more storms on the way, and snow coming down from the North) I think we are going to have to backtrack and head West towards the sunshine, so check back in a couple of days to find out where we are.
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Caverns, trains, and more trains
... up the railway layouts. However, the tornado had apparently hit the I-40 about 16 miles away, so one of the operators kindly came back and opened up for us. They have several large layouts in different gauges, ranging from Z to 1, and Cliff was more than happy to chat to Mike and watch the trains!
Eventually we headed back to Chattanooga. Alongside the road several freight trains had stopped, and at one point we had to turn around and go ...
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
Today was overcast and grey, with a fine rain, so we decided we would visit Ruby Falls as that was underground. Once again the cavern formations were amazing, but Ruby Falls is very commercialized, and our guide seemed intent on getting us to the Falls and back out again in the shortest possible time, which didn't include time for taking photos. ...
Heading East again
... We decided to head back to the campsite and visit the Raccoon Mountain Caverns located at the campsite. They weren't as good as the Florida Caverns - and cost three times as much to get in! We got caught up with a film crew from AMC who were in the caverns filming a documentary, and had to keep getting out of their way.
It has been very warm again today. The days are quite hot, but the nights are really, really cold!
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