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March 24, 2007, 8:38 am / Happy

Day two began with a trip to the Tennesse Valley Railroad Museum for a scenic train excursion.  We were both a little dissappointed to show up and find 3 school buses of third graders already in line.  Thankfully, they were herded onto two cars and a third car was added for everyone not on the field trip.  The ride was great! Led by diesel engine 1869, the trip ran us from the Grand Junction station to the TVRR shops at East Chattanooga.  There we disembarked from the train to watch them us an 80 foot turntable to re-orient the locomotive.  A quick tour of the shops, and we were back on track!  The trip took us over Chickamauga Creek and through the Missionary Ridge tunnel.
On the way back to camp, we grabbed lunch at Shapiro's Deli, a nice little deli in St. Elmo's. Soon we were heading to the Chattanooga Nature Center and Reflection Riding.  We strolled through the grounds taking pictures, including some of a great horned owl, before heading to the trails.  Along the trails, they have a small wildlife sanctuary that included a Bald Eagle, a very showy Vulture and a couple of Red Wolves.
Then it was back into the truck to drive the Reflection Riding nature drive.  This trip proved to be an exciting one becuase for half of the trip we were stalking a Blue Heron trying to get a few nice shots of him.  However, he had wings and we did not, so a few quick shots of him on the ground is all we were able to snag.
Back at camp, Kelly tried to catch up on a little work while Keith stretched out on the bed to "meditate."  Before long, we were getting ready for what we both think will be the highlight of the trip- a riverboat dinner cruise aboard the "Southern Belle."  Captain Vita gave us a wonderful trip while his crew served a delicious meal of prime rib and shrimp creole.  The Riverboat Ramblers kept us entertained and after desert and coffee, we went topside to take in the night.  Standing on the top deck, arm in arm, it was easy to see why we started this journey four years ago!




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