Fall Foliage Trip -Day 3

I can safely say I’ve had the worst meal of my life for lunch today.  TripAdvisor rated Geneva’s in Rising Fawn, Ga as number 2 of 8 restaurants in the town. Number 1 opens only for dinner.  The people were very nice and I even met Geneva, but the food was very, very bad.  I ordered fried chicken, mashed potatoes, pinto beans and fried okra.  First, I didn’t know you could get fried okra that greasy.  The mashed potatoes tasted like a mix and the pinto beans were from a can -all unseasoned.  The chicken was the worst.  It looked delicious but had an off taste – either the batter or the chicken or both.  They served sweetened ice tea and for desert, I had Watergate Cake, whatever that is.  The price was a bargain at $9.20.

I should have realized something when I was the only car in the lot.  They had just switched over to the lunch menu and were still cooking lunch when I arrived.  Only one other person came in for lunch while I was there.  Live and learn.

I slept well and woke up sore from yesterday’s hike.  I did not plan anything extensive today and so started out for the two main overlooks in the park  – a mile loop trail

Overlook Trail at Cloudland Canyon.

I could tell my knee wasn’t going to let me do a lot of downhill walking, so I called it quits after that hike.  I intended to do another 2 mile loop but decided instead to head to Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain.

Over they years, I’ve been to Ruby Falls and Rock City twice and had no interest in seeing them again and instead, thought to find a cheap overlook to view the city below.  Apparently, the locals are fed up with tourists and there are no non-paying parking sites anywhere on a lookout Mountain nor any free overlooks.  I found some parking at the Chattanooga National Battlefield and Park Point. In my opinion, it’s the best view on the mountain.

Lookout Mountain National Battlefield

Parking is $3.00 for the first hour and if you have a annual or national pass, the entrance is free.  However, I ended up paying $5 for admission since their machine would not recognize my lifetime pass.  Only later did I see a sign saying those with passes to go on in  well, the park service needs all the help they can get.

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Park Point Overlook.

Be sure to go to Park Point and descend to Ochs’ Obervatory.  This has fantastic views of the valley below, the Tennessee River and the city of Chattanooga. You can only imagine the horror of Union forces storming Lookout Mountain Under fire from confederates.  There is a story that the rebels could not aim down at Union soldiers for any length of time because the Minnie ball rolled out the barrel.  They had to put a patch  on top.  Also, they couldn’t aim cannons down the slope.  The Union army had no such trouble with their rifles and cannons.

Ochs’s Museum

I came back to the cabin around 2 pm and simply chilled out for the rest of the day with a nap added in.

As I write this, I’m having a glass of wine in front of a roaring fire to take the chill out of the room.  Tomorrow I drive to the Great Smokey Mountain National Park for the foliage and a night in Gatlinburg.

 

 

Author: searcyf@mac.com

After 34 years in the classroom and lab teaching biology, I'm ready to get back to traveling and camping and hiking. It's been too long of a break. I miss the outdoors and you can follow my wanderings on this blog.

2 thoughts on “Fall Foliage Trip -Day 3”

  1. You may want to have the Watergate cake on St. Patrick’s Day, as the green color would be festive and the pistachios are a super food.

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