search long enough to take on the Dragon’s Tail at Deal’s Gap. It
was a very busy place for motorcycles that day. I was not overly
impressed with this ride. We have definitely been on more treacherous
roads. The danger here is the other motorcycles on the road. And
wouldn’t you know, at the end of this trek is a BBQ place – Tom was
in heaven.
Our next state park was Fort Loudoun State Historic Area. This was
a small park with some camping and boat ramps for the lake.
Our last State Park stop was the Hiwassee State Scenic River Park. We
did not make it to this park in time to visit the office and there really
wasn’t much too see. We ended our day by Chattanooga.
Friday’s mileage 192.
Saturday morning we headed for the Chickamauga Battlefield.
Chickamauga is the second largest battlefield (Gettysburg is the
largest) and took place September 18 – 20, 1863. There is a large
museum located on the property which offers a great little movie
for you to watch and a huge collection of Civil War guns. We were
very fortunate to have a guide relate stories of the battle and
demonstrate the firing of a Civil War gun. (He would not let me try it.)
There are monuments all over the grounds of this battlefield, placed
there in memory of the fallen soldiers. One of these monuments is
an 85 foot tower that you can actually walk to the top of. Our NE
friends were breathing rather heavy when they were back on solid ground.
We trekked upward to the Lookout Mountain Battlefield. This is
located by Rock City and in Point Park. Not a lot to see here except
for the view from the mountain.
Tim was able to include ‘Goat Highway’ (Hwy 145) on the way home.
This is a favorite road of ours and we do like to share our favorite routes.
Saturday’s mileage 416.
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