GA
TN8 Hop 1: Ft Myers FL to Kingsland GA
345 miles via FL 80, I-75, FL 326, US 301 and I-95 with a refueling/lunch stop in Bushnell and a brief bio break at a rest area on I-75 north of Bushnell. Cumulative miles: 345. The planned route had us taking I-10 into Jacksonville and I-295 north and west of Jacksonville, but Google decided, before … Continue reading
TN7 Hop 5: Ringgold GA to Walland TN
118 miles via I-75, TN 68, US 411 and US 321. Cumulative tow miles: 811. Truck miles: 298. Cumulative truck miles: 1177. The extra truck miles were due to the trip to Blue Ridge and my tour of the Chickamauga battlefield. Finally, I am off of I-75. I chose to use the TN 68 exit, … Continue reading
Chickamauga Battlefield, second visit
The main reason for picking Chattanooga as a destination – less than 80 miles from Cartersville GA – was to take a second look at the Chickamauga battlefield. On my first visit I split my day between Chickamauga and Lookout Mountain. My impression of Chickamauga was… HUGE. It is a very large battlefield. I felt … Continue reading
Battle of Allatoona Pass
As I mentioned in the previous post, the railroad track ran very close to my RV site at Allatoona Landing Marine Resort. The upside of that proximity is that it put me very close to the site of the Civil War’s Battle of Allatoona Pass, a battle fought for control of that railroad line. The … Continue reading
TN7 Hop 4: Cartersville GA to Ringgold GA
78 miles almost entirely on I-75. Cumulative tow miles: 793. Truck miles: 188. Cumulative truck miles: 879. The extra truck miles were due to my shopping trip which included the Booth Museum of Western Art and a sightseeing trip into Atlanta. This was a short trip – just over an hour – but it was … Continue reading
Booth Western Art Museum
I did some food shopping yesterday in Cartersville GA and happened to drive by the Booth Western Art Museum. It looked impressive, somewhat reminiscent, in location (a small town) and architecture, of the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown MA. But also reminiscent, in terms of the subject matter, of the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma … Continue reading
TN7 Hop 3: Tifton GA to Cartersville GA
220 miles almost exclusively via I-75 and I-475 around Macon. Cumulative tow miles: 615. Truck miles: 228. Cumulative truck miles: 691. The extra truck miles were to refuel. Another easy hop in terms of navigation – get on I-75, drive 220 miles (with a few miles on I-475), get off, go a couple of miles … Continue reading
TN7 Hop 2 – Wildwood FL to Tifton GA
203 miles, almost all on I-75. Cumulative tow miles: 395. Truck miles: 271. Cumlative truck miles: 463. The extra truck miles were due to the trip to Ocala to have dinner with my son. This hop was about as simple as it gets: get on I-75 (the entrance ramp was less than a quarter mile … Continue reading
TS6 Hop 8: Savannah GA to Silver Springs FL
222 miles via GA 204, I-95, I-295 (west of Jacksonville), US 17, FL 19, FL CR 314 and FL 40. 229 truck miles. 1506 cumulative tow miles, 1864 cumulative truck miles. We made a short stop in a rest area in Georgia just to rearrange Jett’s pillows. Then on to Florida. We encountered heavy traffic … Continue reading
TS6 Hop 7: Myrtle Beach SC to Savannah GA
203 miles via US 17 and I-95. 219 truck miles. 1284 cumulative tow miles. 1635 cumulative truck miles. The extra truck miles were mostly due to the trip to the ER the evening of our arrival in Myrtle Beach. This was an easy trip to navigate: follow US 17 until it meets I-95, then head … Continue reading