Last Day in Chattanooga

Springtime is busting out all over.

Now that I can finally spell the name, it's time to leave.  Here's a bit of trivia about where we've been staying.  We have been sleeping on a Civil War battlefield, where many fought and died over a hundred years ago.  That might explain some of the bizarre dreams I've been having during my stay here.

Ah, that sweet perform smell I've been inhaling is from these clethra bushes.

Chattanooga is the home of the first Coca Cola bottling plant in the world.  

It was first explored by DeSoto in 1540 and was founded by Chief John Ross, at what is now Ross's Landing in the early 1800's.

Our last excursion included a visit to Coolidge Park.  It is a lovely setting with a view of the city skyline across the river.

Why a purple rhino I don't know, but since the rhino is my totem animal I just had to snap this photo.

There was a monument to the Trail of Tears found in the park.

Inside the big blue building is a restored antique carousel.  

Watching the people enjoying this ride brought back some fond memories from my childhood.

As I strolled around the park one last time I had to chuckle at some of the sights.

These big blue eyes were painted on the inside sun curtain.

This sums up the RV life completely.

Long Live the Queen