We woke to a nice clear, crisp morning and got on the road headed for Knoxville, Chattanooga, and points south. As we neared Chattanooga, I was pleased to see that the TN DOT had put up a sign approving of my engine swap, that was so nice of them! The great landmark of Chattanooga that I most wanted to see was Lookout Mountain, the site of the famous "Battle Above the Clouds" of the Civil War. As we peaked a crest east of the city, there it was, an impressive headland high over a curve of the Tennessee River. As I got closer I was able to take this picture of it. It looks now to be the site of the "McMansion Development Above the Clouds". So it goes -- On we went, through the Northwest
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