Chickamauga & Chattanooga Battlefield State Park
Just outside Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, we visited the remarkable location of the 1863 American Civil War Battle to control the gateway to the deep south. Chickamauga is a Cherokee word meaning "river of death," and over 34,000 were lost during the bloody battle. Today this peaceful park features docile deer and 1,400 monuments and historical markers...
Steven wrote: "Battlefield...is 5600 acres of woods and fields, with hundreds of markers depicting all of the units that took part in the battle..."
"...We saw hundreds of cannons and dozens of memorials scattered about. They have 'restored' the woods to what they would have looked like in 1863, basically clearing out all scrub and leaving the hardwoods, because at the time, loose cattle had done that..."
"Anyway, I’d never seen anything quite like that, on that scale. The park was built in 1887, 25 years after the war’s end."
We joined our friends Dana and Kathy today on a fundraising poker run.
The Bikers Association/ABATE raised over $6,000 today to support the needs of hospitalized Veterans at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC.
It was a gorgeous morning, blue skies and great spirit. Stellar Asheville scenery at every turn. Here is the beautiful French Broad River near Weaverville, North Carolina... 
Chickamauga & Chattanooga Battlefield State Park
Just outside Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, we visited the remarkable location of the 1863 American Civil War Battle to control the gateway to the deep south. Chickamauga is a Cherokee word meaning "river of death," and over 34,000 were lost during the bloody battle. Today this peaceful park features docile deer and 1,400 monuments and historical markers...
Steven wrote: "Battlefield...is 5600 acres of woods and fields, with hundreds of markers depicting all of the units that took part in the battle..." 
"...We saw hundreds of cannons and dozens of memorials scattered about. They have 'restored' the woods to what they would have looked like in 1863, basically clearing out all scrub and leaving the hardwoods, because at the time, loose cattle had done that..."
"Anyway, I’d never seen anything quite like that, on that scale. The park was built in 1887, 25 years after the war’s end."
"Personal satisfaction is the most important ingredient of success."
We love exploring quiet, winding roads and were lucky to find this backroad along the Tennessee River...
