Today we are headed toward St. Louis. Turned out we drove 503 miles and made a number of stops along the way. As we head to Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga TN with poor directions and no street address to GPS it. We followed the meager directions of two maps. The trail to the mountain top is curvy with many close encounters to the down side of the hill. We follow the signs to Ruby Falls and Point Park (Lookout Mountain). After driving and turning around and following few signs we stop at a guy on the side of the street. He said I think it is straight ahead, we look up and there it is a block away. I look at it and I remember a shot of my mom and dad visiting it in 1938. I cannot imagine my mother making the trip up that mountain in those days. We went into a shop that had a half hour battlefield layout with voice and video. It explained the walk of Grant into the valley below and took the whole valley in 50 some days of off and on combat. It is a National Park and can be found at http://www.nps.gov/chch/. We walked the grounds and took in the magnificent sights of the overview of Chattanooga’s river flowing below and the city layout.
We now head down the mountain at 35 mph and the right side close to the drop off. Along the way are many old majestic homes one would expect along the way. We are now headed to lunch. We stopped along the road at a Shoney’s for lunch. I went for the buffet for catfish and stuff. Shirleen ordered their special, two eggs basted, hash browns and biscuit and gravy. After my first helping no eggs for her, I asked and she said she would check and that they were behind?? Few people eating prepared meals. She received hard basted eggs with good tasting potatoes. When the gal served the food she said sorry we don’t have biscuits Oh would you like to have toast? She went to order it. After a while we got our ticket and asked where the toast was? She didn’t know. We left to the cash register. I mentioned we were disappointed and the manager took off Shirleen’s breakfast and coffee. Treated fairly but not sure when we would stop at another one for a while.
Off down the road, we stopped at President Jackson’s - The Hermitage to pick up the cannon’s for the Junior Pioneers 150th celebration.
We re close to exit 14 on highway 64 in IL close to St. Louis and it starts to rain, later a downpour. We are hungry and t is late. We found a Logan’s Roadhouse with a couple spots on the bar, as they were really busy. The bartender was a hard working fellow as were the rest of the wait staff. For some reason, Shirleen said, the DOW was up today that is why. She ordered a half rack of ribs with a sweet potato and brewski onions (fried down in a dark beer) and a cabernet. I the last good catfish I will have for a while and it was good with onion petals with a hot sauce and fresh potato chips. Those brewski onions would be good on a hamburger. Time to get the car and it is pouring. When we got back to the hotel there was a spot to park close to the front door but as I look out this morning I am the only car parked there and there are no line to park between. Off to St. Louis University’s Cupples House we missed last time through. To Quincy this eve for a dinner with Pam and Randy. - Jerry
We now head down the mountain at 35 mph and the right side close to the drop off. Along the way are many old majestic homes one would expect along the way. We are now headed to lunch. We stopped along the road at a Shoney’s for lunch. I went for the buffet for catfish and stuff. Shirleen ordered their special, two eggs basted, hash browns and biscuit and gravy. After my first helping no eggs for her, I asked and she said she would check and that they were behind?? Few people eating prepared meals. She received hard basted eggs with good tasting potatoes. When the gal served the food she said sorry we don’t have biscuits Oh would you like to have toast? She went to order it. After a while we got our ticket and asked where the toast was? She didn’t know. We left to the cash register. I mentioned we were disappointed and the manager took off Shirleen’s breakfast and coffee. Treated fairly but not sure when we would stop at another one for a while.
Off down the road, we stopped at President Jackson’s - The Hermitage to pick up the cannon’s for the Junior Pioneers 150th celebration.
We re close to exit 14 on highway 64 in IL close to St. Louis and it starts to rain, later a downpour. We are hungry and t is late. We found a Logan’s Roadhouse with a couple spots on the bar, as they were really busy. The bartender was a hard working fellow as were the rest of the wait staff. For some reason, Shirleen said, the DOW was up today that is why. She ordered a half rack of ribs with a sweet potato and brewski onions (fried down in a dark beer) and a cabernet. I the last good catfish I will have for a while and it was good with onion petals with a hot sauce and fresh potato chips. Those brewski onions would be good on a hamburger. Time to get the car and it is pouring. When we got back to the hotel there was a spot to park close to the front door but as I look out this morning I am the only car parked there and there are no line to park between. Off to St. Louis University’s Cupples House we missed last time through. To Quincy this eve for a dinner with Pam and Randy. - Jerry
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