Shenandoah Valley to Knoxville, TN
Aware of the DC traffic problem, we asked about the rush hour and learned that the AM rush hour ran from 6:00-10:00 am. So, we woke up at the crack of dawn and were on our way by 5:15am. Even at that early hour, the beltway was full of traffic.
We managed to get through the worst of it- the beltway- before the real rush hour started and were stunned to see the inbound traffic piled 45 miles outside of DC. Our reverse commute was a blessing. We decided to drive as long as we could stand it- and managed to drive 500 miles- all the way from DC through the Shenandoah Valley to Knoxville, Tennessee.
We stayed just outside Pigeon Forge (Dollywood) and after settling into the KOA started on a search for wine and beer. It turned out that we were 10-20 miles away from anyplace selling wine. We drove into the city of Knoxville and explored the historic areas…. It didn’t take too long. The major attractions were the Woman’s Basketball Hall of Fame and the Sunsphere (the remnant of the 1982 World Fair. We drove through the University of Tennessee area and found a few older houses and a lot of chain restaurants.
September 27-28, 2003 Chattanooga, TN
Hoping that Chattanooga would be a step above Knoxville, we headed out in the morning. The city was quite lovely with several historic districts with beautiful homes. We drove through the inner city historic districts in a pouring rain- so it was relatively free of traffic. The following day, we drove up to Lookout Mountain and saw the Battle for Chattanooga Electric Map and Museum and Point Park. The highlight had to be the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum. Yes- a tow truck museum with about 15 old tow trucks and towing memorabilia.
Aware of the DC traffic problem, we asked about the rush hour and learned that the AM rush hour ran from 6:00-10:00 am. So, we woke up at the crack of dawn and were on our way by 5:15am. Even at that early hour, the beltway was full of traffic.
We managed to get through the worst of it- the beltway- before the real rush hour started and were stunned to see the inbound traffic piled 45 miles outside of DC. Our reverse commute was a blessing. We decided to drive as long as we could stand it- and managed to drive 500 miles- all the way from DC through the Shenandoah Valley to Knoxville, Tennessee.We stayed just outside Pigeon Forge (Dollywood) and after settling into the KOA started on a search for wine and beer. It turned out that we were 10-20 miles away from anyplace selling wine. We drove into the city of Knoxville and explored the historic areas…. It didn’t take too long. The major attractions were the Woman’s Basketball Hall of Fame and the Sunsphere (the remnant of the 1982 World Fair. We drove through the University of Tennessee area and found a few older houses and a lot of chain restaurants.
September 27-28, 2003 Chattanooga, TN
Hoping that Chattanooga would be a step above Knoxville, we headed out in the morning. The city was quite lovely with several historic districts with beautiful homes. We drove through the inner city historic districts in a pouring rain- so it was relatively free of traffic. The following day, we drove up to Lookout Mountain and saw the Battle for Chattanooga Electric Map and Museum and Point Park. The highlight had to be the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum. Yes- a tow truck museum with about 15 old tow trucks and towing memorabilia.
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