Tennessee

Hello all--here it is the last day of spring and Bill and I are in Hohenwald, Tennessee (one of the 1000 Trails preserves). Off the Natchez Trace parkway, our campsite is lakeside amid the green forest trees (thankfully not blocking the satellite TV feed). We arrived here yesterday from Harrison Bay State Park north of Chattanooga--where we played golf, explored the revitalized downtown area, and visited the Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Battlefield Park (humbling to see the number of men who died or were wounded in such a short amount of time). I had no idea that my Dad's father had been born in Chickamauga, Georgia until a recent phone call with Mom. It seemed appropriate that our visit was on Father's Day. My miles on the bike are increasing; I was riding every other day through Hamilton and Meigs counties between 45 and 60 miles each time out. Truthfully, I had not planned to ride 60 miles on Monday but three dogs were spotted down the road I wanted to take...and I choose the path of least resistance--retreat! It added another ten or so miles to my day.

The weather has been hot and sticky, and we haven't officially hit summer yet! Rain finally arrived yesterday to a drought strickened region. As we were travelling from one location to the next it did not bother us too much.

Bill and I are both a little road weary today--all of this green forest is beginning to look alike. Friday we are heading south down to Birmingham, Alabama to revisit more of Bill's past from his high school years at nearby Bessemer. The state park has another golf course we intend to play; hopefully my tee shot won't find the rear end of a deer as it did at Bear Trace. Visions of Randy Johnson's pitch hitting (and killing) the bird were in my mind as the deer scampered away.

I understand from Bob that you are unable to respond to the blog--just know we can be reached via email as well at libby@dogsnbilly.com.

More later...Susan