We got an early start this morning. This is probably the longest drive we have planned for this summer. We are happy to leave South Carolina behind and begin our journey north for the summer. Today’s drive was nine hours, most of it freeway. We decided to take the loop around Atlanta due to recent riots in downtown Atlanta which spilled over to the freeways through downtown. We are staying in the Raccoon Mountain and Caverns Campground ($53 per night with GSC) just outside Chattanooga. David has visited Chattanooga previously for SAE, so he knew the lay of the land. Traffic getting through Chattanooga was heavy as we arrived during the height of rush hour. The hills are beautiful and green. Our plan was to visit Russell Cave NM in northern Alabama. But we checked before we left Santee and found it was still closed due to COVID. We emailed the park and they responded that they have no plan for reopening. So we researched some other things to do in Chattanooga area. There are a couple of Civil War Military Parks, we saw an article in the Escapees Newsletter for Little River National Scenic River that looked interesting and our Friends Bill and Pam suggested Ruby Falls. David has quite a bit of work planned as well. Unfortunately, the weather is not looking good for our stay with lots of rain in the forecast.
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