Chattanooga, Tennessee

On October 14 we drove 1 1/2 hours from Gadsden for a week long stay in Chattanooga.  Unfortunately we were both sick for the first few days there so we had to cut back on our sightseeing.  First up was Rock City Gardens, located on Lookout Mountain, Georgia.

Here you can walk among ancient rock formations and admire the view of the valley...

We walked through many narrow chasms

Standing beneath Balanced Rock--hope it doesn't tip over on me!

Swing-a-Long Bridge, a 180-ft suspension bridge

Lover's Leap above High Falls

High Falls, a 100-foot waterfall

The valley below Lover's Leap

You can see 7 states!

Rainbow Hall

Fairyland Caverns, where black lights highlight the colors of the dioramas

Next up was Ruby Falls, a 145 foot high underground waterfall located within Lookout Mountain.  It is the tallest and deepest underground waterfall that is open to the public.  

On the walk to the falls...

At the falls we had 10 minutes to take pictures while lights changed colors accompanied by music.

The next day we went to visit Chickamauga Battlefield.  The Battle of Chickamauga, fought September 19-20, 1863, was the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.  It had the second highest number of casualties in the war following the Battle of Gettysburg.

We saw several plaques that mentioned BAIRD'S Division

There were many monuments paying tribute to the brave soldiers and their fighting divisions

The Wilder Brigade Monument dedicated to John Wilder's "Lightning Brigade"

The view from the top of the monument

Next up is a visit to Asheville, NC for a visit to the Biltmore Estate.