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Road Trip!

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We just returned from a trip to Nashville Tennessee, Archbold Ohio and back. We spent 15 days on the road and saw family, friends, and many sights. I thought I’d offer you some photos along with a few words about our journey.

Chattanooga

We stopped in Chattanooga, TN and Kevin M. met us for lunch. Afterward, he offered to show us around Lookout Mountain (https://www.nps.gov/places/point-parklookoutmountain.htm). Lynn and I had heard of it but never been there.

Garrity's Alabama BatteryGarrity’s Alabama Battery – Pointe Park on Lookout Mountain overlooking Chattanooga, elevation 2,392 feet

(More info: https://www.nps.gov/places/garritysbattery.htm?utm_source=place&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=experience_more&utm_content=large)

New York Peace MemorialNew York Peace Memorial – on Lookout Mountain

(More info: https://www.nps.gov/places/point-park-tour-stop-7-new-york-peace-monument.htm)

Header image: another view of Chattanooga from Lookout Mountain.

Kevin also gave me a “new old” camera! It’s a Nikon D90 that I originally owned from 2008 – 2010 before I passed it on to him. It was his main camera for a while, but he no longer needs it and asked if I wanted it back. Yes! It’s still working and I plan to try it out (again) on my next photo outing. Thanks Kevin for the tour and the camera!!

Nashville

We stayed with MK in Nashville over the 4th of July. There was a lot of good food and some sightseeing too. She found a close by park with a view of the downtown skyline:

Nashville SkylineNashville Skyline – from Love Circle Park, elevation 744 feet.

And after dinner one evening they dropped me off for a few minutes so I could make a few photos downtown:

Downtown NashvilleDowntown Nashville, Broadway, near the river

We’d heard about the Gallery of Iconic Guitars (GIG: https://www.thegigatbelmont.com) and visiting it was one of the highlights of the trip. We got there early and had the place to ourselves!

Gallery of Iconic GuitarsGallery of Iconic Guitars. The GIG at Belmont University in Nashville has dozens of historic instruments on display from a total of about 500 in the collection.

1887 Martin D-281887 Martin D-28. One of the oldest instruments on display at the GIG.

Ohio

Next, we headed up to Archbold Ohio. Although I didn’t make any photos there, one highlight on the drive was a stop at Sweetwater Music in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It’s quite a place and if you have any interest in music, you should visit if you get a chance.

We were in Archbold for the 2024 Pressing Iron and Trivet Collectors of America (PITCA) convention. There was a lot of buying, selling, presentations, and visiting with friends and fellow collectors.

2024 PITCA Convention: All set up for the auction (photo by Lynn Rosack, used with permission)

The convention was held at the Sauder Heritage Inn (https://saudervillage.org/stay/sauder-heritage-inn) and we had a nice rural view right behind our hotel room.

By the corn fieldBy the corn field.

There were many, many corn fields and almost as many hay fields in the area.

Hay harvestHay harvest. A field outside of Archbold, Ohio

We spent time one afternoon at the Sauder Historic Village: (https://saudervillage.org/explore/historic-village). It’s Ohio’s largest historic village and shows local life from 1803 to 1928.

Through the covered bridgeThrough the covered bridge

Wood shop 1Wood shop 1

Wood shop 2Wood shop 2

1920s Main Street 11920s Main Street 1

1920s Main Street 21920s Main Street 2

And back home…

We drove home from Ohio along I-75. It’s a scenic route, but there aren’t many places to pull over for a photo. This one spot a bit north east of Chattanooga was the only safe overlook that we found.

Overlooking Owl HollowOverlooking Owl Hollow; Stitched panorama from 4 RAW format iPhone frames.

It was a very nice trip, although we spent way too many hours in the car. Family, friends, sightseeing, food, convention, and more. A great time!

You can click on these photos to see higher resolution versions on Flickr.

Thanks for stopping by the blog. Stay positive, be kind, and take care of yourselves and each other. And if you can, make some photos on your road trip!

©2024, Ed Rosack, Lynn Rosack. All rights reserved

Nashville, TN

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We were able to spend some time with MK at her place last month. She’s a most excellent host and Nashville has a lot to see and do!

On our drive up, we stopped and had lunch with Kevin M. It was fun to catch up with him and hear about his recent expedition to Costa Rica. He saw 100+ life birds there! https://www.flickr.com/photos/44542650@N08/albums/72177720310091373. Unfortunately, we forgot to get a photo at lunch – but I did get some photos in Nashville.

All three of us have watched and enjoyed the Nashville series and it was fun when MK pointed out places around town that we’d seen on TV. The Blue Bird Cafe is featured prominently and she managed to get us tickets. The music was just as awesome in real life!

Blue Bird Cafe, Nashville, TNBlue Bird Cafe, Sept. 2nd 2023: In the round with Rob Harris, Jamie Rowe, Kim Parent, and Adam Wheeler

Nashville has some really great guitar stores. Both MK and Lynn were very understanding and let me indulge my guitar obsession. I’d been to Gruhn Guitars before, but the Gibson Garage was new for me. I’d never seen a guitar conveyor belt:

MK suggested a bit of exercise one morning so we walked around Radnor Lake Park.

Radnor Reflections 2Radnor Reflections 2

The header image is another view of the Lake. The full frame is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/edrosack/53176547953/in/dateposted/

There were quite a few ducks and Canada Geese on the water. These swam in formation for me:

Canada ConvoyCanada Convoy

MK’s cat Narwhal is a certified therapy cat with Love on a Leash. He has a busy schedule and while we were there he volunteered at a Nashville area nursing home. He really seems to enjoy his work:

I’ve wanted to walk the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge across the Cumberland River, but hadn’t made it before this trip. MK and Lynn dropped me off in East Nashville and I walked across and met them on the other side. They report that there are plenty of rooftop bars to wait at. I found some photos while they were waiting:

Nashville's Pedestrian BridgeNashville’s John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge

The Gateway Bridge (also known as the ‘Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge’) is just south of the pedestrian bridge. I’m not sure if it’s alway lit up like this – it was pretty on that night:

Blue Hour on the Cumberland RiverBlue Hour on the Cumberland River

The view of the downtown waterfront is amazing:

Evening along the riverEvening along the river

I think the buildings along the river look good in B&W. I like the Gateway Bridge reflection in the windows on the lower right:

Nashville ReflectionsNashville Reflections

And finally, here’s what lower Broadway looks like as the country music starts to crank up in the Honky Tonks for the night:

Blue Hour on BroadwayBlue Hour on Broadway

Eating was also a highlight on the visit – both at some very nice restaurants and the meals that MK made at her place!

The only not so good part of our trip was testing positive with Covid when we got home. It was the first time either of us have had it but fortunately our vaccines were up to date and we got prescriptions for Paxlovid, so the symptoms weren’t too awful. They lasted for two solid weeks, but we’re better now thankfully.

You can see other photos I’ve collected from in and around Nashville in this folder on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/edrosack/albums/72157719274946967

Thanks for visiting my blog. Stay positive (and Covid negative!), be kind, take care of yourselves and each other. And if you can, see some of Nashville!

©2023, Ed Rosack. All rights reserved