We sat on the grass of the side of railroad tracks in the sixties. Wandered all the places we would go, when we grew up. Dreamed of being an engineer. Did not! Did have years in the Navy. Saw the different places all over both sides of the world. Kind of like the same thing. Safe travel shoestring I'll be watching. Looks like I get to see the rails after all sitting right here in Arkansas. Lol
That phone is crap. It makes me dizzy watching that Korean phone video. Apple iPhones are a hell of a lot better. I don’t understand people who don’t buy American.
I LOVE sightseeing with you Shoestring!! You take us (through video) to some really cool places!! Hope you are feeling much better .. Glad to see your back doing what you love ❤ Safe Travels brother
I'm a new subscriber and this is the most relaxing and real channel on UA-cam. Thanks for sharing your journeys. And I agree you have a good steady hand and use the zoom when there is something to see. Your a lucky man getting to see most parts of America many will never see. Thank you Shoestring!
Your discussion of decreasing temperature with increasing altitude is excellent, and accurate. This is referred to as the “lapse rate.” Thanks for another awesome video.
Booger Holler!!! I've been there, up hwy 7 out of Russellville. Did you ever go up as far as Sand Gap? Ir you take a right there on Hwy 16 you go over through Ben Hur and past there are forest service roads that lead in to the national forest to Richland Creek, where there is a campground at the creek. Across the creek is a trail head into the Upper Richland Wilderness area. Beautiful, Rugged Country!!! My goodness, seems you have been just about EVERYEHERE!!! Thanks for sharing your travels!!!
I'm on the mountain directly across from you today, Raccoon Mountain. Beautiful views from both. They have a big reservoir up here that stores water that they can use to produce more power during peak usage. Also tons of bike and hiking trails. Chattanooga is truly a wonderful place for those that love the outdoors.
We had a reservoir like that near Sonora Ca. During off peak hours they pumped the water back uphill and then during peak hours let it run down through turbines to make electricity.
mark ever since i started watching your videos i'm always looking for a cadillac car on a train or in other videos.lol.i'm glad to see you out and about.take good care and be carefui.
Back in the 60's there was a hobo camp not far from the house, as kids we used to collect pop bottles and leave them at the camp, 5 cent deposit. Some would find odd jobs to do for a couple of days then move on, one fella came through quite often I remember him as Jack, he helped my dad build a tool shed. Nicest guy you could ever meet, the stories he told was much like the ones you tell, better than TV back then. We were always told we can talk to the hobo's, but stay away from the bums.
Can I ask one, simple question? Why do three of you so far not like this? What possible reason could you have? Beautiful vantage point here on Lookout mountain, Shoestring.
Could You just Imagine how Beautiful it would have been there during The Fall Colors when in there Prime Time WOW Amazing it must have been Enjoy your Trip Brother and Becareful and Safe
Great video Shoestring. I was there last year and rode the incline railroad and also saw Ruby Falls. I hear they got new cars for the incline this year. I would love to go back and check them out. I have traveled highway 7 many times from Russellville to Harrison. It's a beautiful drive, especially around the Jasper area. I have lived in central AR all my life. Stay safe and keep the wonderful videos coming.
Really enjoy your videos Shoestring! Really makes me feel freedom from my blood sucking job. Should do a trip to Phoenix, now that the weather has cooled off. Maybe on Union Pacific or BNSF north to Flag town! Would be a fun ride. Stay safe.
Shoestring, 00:45 is CSX. Also, at 08:05 that is the south end of CSX Wauhatchie Yard. Track to the left goes into the yard, right goes up the main. Southbound Atlanta trains will swap about 1,000ft North of that point, or you'll see the rear of a northbound train sitting there, swapping crews headed to Nashville.
My grandfather was a conductor on the L&N and run on the Chattanooga division from Nashville to Chattanooga and stayed at the Patton Hotel.... don’t know if it still there or not ...
Hobo, I am about an hour away from Chatt (over near Jack Daniels) and we have CSX constantly in my town (Tullahoma). Anyways, I just wanted to say I appreciate your videos! Much respect!
Recently subscribed. You mentioned being able to "see Kentucky on a clear day". I've done quite a bit of homework on those mountains (Chattanooga native). The mountains that you can see from Point Park are way out east. Talkin' bout 40 miles. You can see Big Frog Mountain and The Oswald Dome out in Polk County, TN. Look a little more toward 90 degrees dead east and you can see Grassy Mountain and Fort Mountain in Murray County, GA.
I stayed in Bristol TN for a half year once, beautiful state. You got a great view up there. This video reminds me of those days. Good video, brother. God bless you and stay safe.
Awesome place to be! The last time I was up there i tried to focus on a freight train and couldn't keep the camera steady because of the wind. You did a better job at it. Lol
Just found your channel this week. Thanks for sharing your view of America. I drove CN railroad crews for a few years here in northern MN and WI. Have you been up this way? I bet you've been everywhere it seems.
That was a nice video, but I thought you were talking about Lookout Mountain in Golden, CO, at first, where Wild Bill Hickcock is buried. It's a lot higher at around 8,000 ft.
I've been up there that's why it's called the Battle Above the Clouds Lookout Mountain did you go into Ruby Falls. I spent some time in Arkansas myself I know Route 7 up through booger Hollow into Springfield, Missouri.
We have family in Chattanooga and have been to that park and on incline multiple times. Great area for Civil War History buffs! Hi Jaw Tooth! Keep Safe!
Nice video Shoestring. That was actually CSX's mainline you were looking at. Norfolk Southern's mainline would be hard to see because it is actually tapered against the foot of the mountain and goes through a tunnel on the side of the mountain.
I'm gonna assume in all your travels you've been through my neck of the woods at least once. Warsaw Indiana. I live on the east/west line. North/South East/West cross in the center of town.
Shoestring, when you pointed your camera toward a plant that you couldn’t identify, that place is called Buzzi Unicim USA. I used to deliver shredded tire chips to them and they would feed them into their kilns to make the fire hotter. Great way to get rid of the waste.
That white plant building you seen and said you were sure what it was is a cement plant and Southern Railway and then Norfolk Southern switches the place. I retired from the railroad that worked that job. Engineer tc-18
I've never been up there shoestring but can say that I've driven by several times on the way to get firecrackers if you ride back home from here i hope to maby see you i live just before the Morristown tn siding
Great video, but I think the little town of Dalton, Georgia is most likely Ringgold or Ft. Oglethorpe. Dalton is about 25 miles south of Lookout Mountain.
@@talk2azs - Thanks. I have a Note 9, which I love... but the zoom on the camera leaves something to be desired. A few weeks back a Bald Eagle landed on a pole down by my barn and to get any sort of decent picture or video to see it I had to hold the camera lens up to my binoculars.
The last time i went up to lookout mountain, it was 1957, funny i still remember most of it, we were on our way to Georgia from Michigan, that was a long drive back then most of i75 wasn't finished, you drive on it a few miles, than off a few, back and forth, all i remember is their was eight of us in a 57 Chevy wagon, in July with no AC, funny thing it didn't seem to bother us kids, but i remember my mother complaining a lot.
Howdy Mr. Shoestring! I seen an older video of yours... you said you lived in or near Houston? I can’t remember right now... but that’s where I live. I kinda wonder where the train tracks and trains head to down the street about a 1/4 mile down! If I knew I just might hop on that bad boy one of these days! Sure does go slow enough for me to be able to jump on.
Are you hobo camping tonight or staying in a motel? I ran the trails in the Chickamauga Battlefield today. I can hear the whistle from the steam train excursion of the Tennessee Valley RR when they come down through Chickamauga.
My mom was born on lookout mountain. Been to points park bunches. Uncles worked at Rock City, Ruby falls, not sure about the incline railway. Back in the day people got to town on the incline. My great uncle ran moonshine on lookout mountain yeah I had taste but it's from cousin brew. Good stuff the colder it was the smoother it was . Best way to drink shine cold put it in the freezer. I went to school on lookout one year . I think the building was and old ccc camp . We set in class in early 70s Dynamite explosions you could feel it in your seat. I think they were building roads across the mountain I can't remember. But it was pretty regular. Times sure have changed sence I was a kid. The interstate system wasn't thier growing up. My dad from west Tennessee. We made the trip it was two lane hwy . It was more scenic I loved it . Souvenir shops on the two lane had a bear in a cage we fed it. Today's tourism in Tennessee is not what it used to be everything was so much prettier the mountains were not scarred from interstate construction. I remember the old shacks my uncle's had. My mother brother built a log cabin to live in I think he had 100 acre's out at cloudland canyon it's still in the family. Talk about nostalgia . My mother's people were mountain people . My grand daddy was in the army world war one or two I wasn't born yet I seen pictures him in uniform wasn't a snapshot it was a military photograph. Thiers something about those times as a kid . Every one had more freedoms back then. Hell five dollars worth of gas get you almost a full tank. I'm not talking economy car. Cars use to be like tanks all metal big interior. It was like driving down the hwy in your living room. I had the two cousin's they were older than I .back in 70s I was at grand parents on lookout mountain they pulled up on choppers . Thier girlfriend's on the back hippies . bikes were loud this was around the time of Woodstock. No electric start kick start. This was funny the two cousin's were brother's. They were small guys kinda reminds you of Bruce Springsteen back in his young days in his jeans on stage. But anyway my cousin trying to kick start the chopper. He couldn't get it turn over fast enough. His girlfriend was bigger than he was she had to kick start it for him 😂 it was the funniest dam thing. She started it for him then he drove. She wasn't a hevy girl look pretty dam good. They were in thier twenties peace signs hanging around thier necks leather vest . We didn't get a picture that I'm aware of. But it stuck in my head . They lived the life of the 70s I'm not sure if he served in Vietnam but he was in the military. For a spell. He was pretty good dude aways had a smile well both of them actually. They had it rough coming up different dad's born in Chicago and Fox lake . I never seen them get up set about anything it was like shit happens. Nothing got them down that I know of. I guess when you start out on the bottom thiers no place to go but up. Thier dead an gone now . Peace be with you 🙏 Richard and Dubb . I Know you guy's had it rough.
From the "Rock City" point, a marker claims that seven U.S. states could be seen: Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama
You forgot to copy-paste the next sentence from Wikipedia, which points out that this claim is total BS. The nearest point in Virginia is nearly 150 miles away: it's impossible to see that far because of the curvature of the earth. Kentucky is over 110 miles to the north and South Carolina is about the same distance: again, that's impossible to see because of the curvature of the earth. There are some mountains about 60 miles to the east in North Carolina that could theoretically be seen; again, atmospheric haze is likely to stop that, in reality. So, in reality, you can see Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and maybe a tiny bit of North Carolina on the horizon.
Thank ya for your videos If you ever get to Henderson Ky or Evansville Indiana Would be honor to meet you buy you lunch and put you up hotel for the night Stay safe Sir n again thank ya for sharing all your videos
Godspeed Mr. Nichols, We Thank You for all you gave, And for all you have given.. R.I.P. Shoestring, You are greatly missed..✌
We sat on the grass of the side of railroad tracks in the sixties. Wandered all the places we would go, when we grew up. Dreamed of being an engineer. Did not! Did have years in the Navy. Saw the different places all over both sides of the world. Kind of like the same thing. Safe travel shoestring I'll be watching. Looks like I get to see the rails after all sitting right here in Arkansas. Lol
The Zoom on that phone is something else. It’s like a telescope 🔭 👀 Great views 👍
That phone is crap. It makes me dizzy watching that Korean phone video. Apple iPhones are a hell of a lot better. I don’t understand people who don’t buy American.
@Steven Weiden learn how to speak English
@@Hercules718 that was awfully constructive
What phone is he using?
@@Hercules718 Apple phones are not American! Plus the screen and digitizer are made by Samsung, try and keep up fanboy!
I LOVE sightseeing with you Shoestring!! You take us (through video) to some really cool places!! Hope you are feeling much better .. Glad to see your back doing what you love ❤ Safe Travels brother
I'm a new subscriber and this is the most relaxing and real channel on UA-cam. Thanks for sharing your journeys. And I agree you have a good steady hand and use the zoom when there is something to see. Your a lucky man getting to see most parts of America many will never see. Thank you Shoestring!
Welcome aboard
Your discussion of decreasing temperature with increasing altitude is excellent, and accurate. This is referred to as the “lapse rate.” Thanks for another awesome video.
Nice scenery. US sure has some beautiful places. TY for taking me along.
Keep up the good videos love watching them . Can't wait to see the next train ride .
Love the zoom on this video, and the way you share your knowledge. Thanks!
That was a really cool video Shoestring. You could see a long ways. Beautiful 👍👍👍❤️🙏🏻
Booger Holler!!! I've been there, up hwy 7 out of Russellville. Did you ever go up as far as Sand Gap? Ir you take a right there on Hwy 16 you go over through Ben Hur and past there are forest service roads that lead in to the national forest to Richland Creek, where there is a campground at the creek. Across the creek is a trail head into the Upper Richland Wilderness area. Beautiful, Rugged Country!!!
My goodness, seems you have been just about EVERYEHERE!!!
Thanks for sharing your travels!!!
On a clear day you can see forever. 😎. Love your videos!
Greetings from Lincoln Nebraska (Stinkin Lincoln) love your videos man. As an inspiring train hopper you're someone to really look up to
I’m glad you showed the area I’m from that part of the country but stationed in Kansas I can’t tell you how much I miss it
Always enjoy your videos since you take me on ways that I could never do and get to see things from your perspective. Thanks, be safe!
I find it hard to believe the fact that the incline railway was “sold out” and that stopped you from catching a ride. Lol
@Steven Weiden I was just there and they have a strict limit on passengers due to this Covid Crap.
@jetboss737 I think this joke clearly went over your head.
must not have had any Cadillac grainers! :)
I thought the same thing, but with that avatar, I’m shocked you didn’t ask Shoestring if he ever takes kitties on his train adventures!!
I'm on the mountain directly across from you today, Raccoon Mountain. Beautiful views from both. They have a big reservoir up here that stores water that they can use to produce more power during peak usage. Also tons of bike and hiking trails. Chattanooga is truly a wonderful place for those that love the outdoors.
We had a reservoir like that near Sonora Ca. During off peak hours they pumped the water back uphill and then during peak hours let it run down through turbines to make electricity.
I have lived in Chattanooga all my life and it's the best and prettiest place in Tennessee , thanks for sharing .
mark ever since i started watching your videos i'm always looking for a cadillac car on a train or in other videos.lol.i'm glad to see you out and about.take good care and be carefui.
Back in the 60's there was a hobo camp not far from the house, as kids we used to collect pop bottles and leave them at the camp, 5 cent deposit. Some would find odd jobs to do for a couple of days then move on, one fella came through quite often I remember him as Jack, he helped my dad build a tool shed. Nicest guy you could ever meet, the stories he told was much like the ones you tell, better than TV back then. We were always told we can talk to the hobo's, but stay away from the bums.
Where I lived in the 60's it was 2 cents per bottle, 5 cents for a quart bottle.
Great job! Love the 'Noog, always a fun place to go
The zoom on that camera is fantastic. Your videos just keep getting better and better. Keep up the good work Shoestring.
Can I ask one, simple question? Why do three of you so far not like this? What possible reason could you have? Beautiful vantage point here on Lookout mountain, Shoestring.
Probably jealous (the thumbs down folks) I myself love watching Shoestrings adventures. 👏👏👏👏
There’s always total AH’s online just pissimg on good stuff for no damn good reason. Scumbags.
Could You just Imagine how Beautiful it would have been there during The Fall Colors when in there Prime Time WOW Amazing it must have been Enjoy your Trip Brother and Becareful and Safe
Great video Shoestring. I was there last year and rode the incline railroad and also saw Ruby Falls. I hear they got new cars for the incline this year. I would love to go back and check them out. I have traveled highway 7 many times from Russellville to Harrison. It's a beautiful drive, especially around the Jasper area. I have lived in central AR all my life. Stay safe and keep the wonderful videos coming.
Nice video! What a beautiful view! Thanks for taking us along.. B Safe
Close to my family's home, The Neal's from Signal Mountain. Keep on keeping on Shoestring. You're one strong willed soul!
Used to ride a towboat on that end of the tenn . Very beautiful .thanks for the great videos
Greetings from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 love your videos 👍🏻
Shoestring.....thank you for the videos!! Love your channel! Happy Thanksgiving my friend.
Really enjoy your videos Shoestring! Really makes me feel freedom from my blood sucking job. Should do a trip to Phoenix, now that the weather has cooled off. Maybe on Union Pacific or BNSF north to Flag town! Would be a fun ride. Stay safe.
Shoestring, 00:45 is CSX. Also, at 08:05 that is the south end of CSX Wauhatchie Yard. Track to the left goes into the yard, right goes up the main. Southbound Atlanta trains will swap about 1,000ft North of that point, or you'll see the rear of a northbound train sitting there, swapping crews headed to Nashville.
One of my favorite Civil War battlefields
I live a mile or so from Chickamaua Battlefield. Chattanooga is my home town.
My grandfather was a conductor on the L&N and run on the Chattanooga division from Nashville to Chattanooga and stayed at the Patton Hotel.... don’t know if it still there or not ...
Beautiful view Shoestring, thanks for letting us tag along! Hope you're still feeling well. Take care!
WoW!!
Great views from up 'ere.
Ride safe Mark...👊😎👍
Hobo, I am about an hour away from Chatt (over near Jack Daniels) and we have CSX constantly in my town (Tullahoma). Anyways, I just wanted to say I appreciate your videos! Much respect!
Shoestring, hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving wherever you spend it👍
Recently subscribed. You mentioned being able to "see Kentucky on a clear day". I've done quite a bit of homework on those mountains (Chattanooga native). The mountains that you can see from Point Park are way out east. Talkin' bout 40 miles. You can see Big Frog Mountain and The Oswald Dome out in Polk County, TN. Look a little more toward 90 degrees dead east and you can see Grassy Mountain and Fort Mountain in Murray County, GA.
Two video weekend thanks brother, nice to see you mix it up with different topics but still keeping trains 🚂 involved. Enjoyed it 👍🏻
I stayed in Bristol TN for a half year once, beautiful state. You got a great view up there. This video reminds me of those days. Good video, brother. God bless you and stay safe.
Been years since I've been there.. actually last time I seen it was in the air flying over it all .
I’m so used to seeing you explore places I’ve never been, it’s cool to see you enjoying my town. Shout out if you need anything while you’re here.
That view of moccasin bend is incredible, i can see my town from up their lol
Great view, thanks for the update Hobo, nice to see you are on the move again.
God bless Shoestring. Stay safe out on them rails brother.
Killer View, Enjoy The vibes, Always love getting a shoestring Video Notification
I live in the Nooga, glad u uploaded this vid!...stay safe!
The whether looks pretty good there in Tennessee.. it sure is beautiful there in the south.. thanks for the video.. Stay safe my friend.. Benny..
🤠 thanks for taking us on your travels & updates... stay safe my brother
Awesome place to be! The last time I was up there i tried to focus on a freight train and couldn't keep the camera steady because of the wind. You did a better job at it. Lol
This isn't the Chatanooga that's east of the Cascades is it?
Your zoom on your phone is marvelous fantastic pictures thank you
Just found your channel this week. Thanks for sharing your view of America. I drove CN railroad crews for a few years here in northern MN and WI. Have you been up this way? I bet you've been everywhere it seems.
That was a nice video, but I thought you were talking about Lookout Mountain in Golden, CO, at first, where Wild Bill Hickcock is buried. It's a lot higher at around 8,000 ft.
Beautiful view. My wife and I did the Chickamauga train ride a few years ago and stayed in a passenger car at the hotel.
Beautiful!! I love your glasses.
Was there about 10 years ago and went to Ruby Falls. You can see the Chattanooga Choo Choo from there too
That phone really zooms in. Great pictures. Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks for sharing them beautiful site with us.
I've been up there that's why it's called the Battle Above the Clouds Lookout Mountain did you go into Ruby Falls. I spent some time in Arkansas myself I know Route 7 up through booger Hollow into Springfield, Missouri.
Wow what a view! Two thumbs up! 👍👍
Awsome view buddy keep it up and stay safe!
May the force be with you Shoestring
Excellent camera! Man does it ever zoom in great!
Cheers!
Whipple
We have family in Chattanooga and have been to that park and on incline multiple times. Great area for Civil War History buffs!
Hi Jaw Tooth!
Keep Safe!
Was that The Chattanooga Choo Coo, on track 49, that just passed by? - Melbourne [Aust.]
It was a chattanooga choo choo something
Nice video Shoestring. That was actually CSX's mainline you were looking at. Norfolk Southern's mainline would be hard to see because it is actually tapered against the foot of the mountain and goes through a tunnel on the side of the mountain.
I'm gonna assume in all your travels you've been through my neck of the woods at least once. Warsaw Indiana. I live on the east/west line. North/South East/West cross in the center of town.
I live here in Chattanooga TENNESSEE hobo. Glad u got to see 7 states at point park. Enjoy your visit
Another great video many thanks from UA-cam land
Ah, I’ve been there before, thanks for reminding me of that nice view. Stay safe, stay warm.
Great views and knowledge you have Mr. Shoestring. Also what kind of phone are you using? Thank you.
@@talk2azs thank you very much. Me and my 2yr old son always watch.
Awesome view.. Well done!!
Enjoy the scenery take it all in
No wonder thay call it Lookout mnt. man that phone has a hubble telescope crammed in there dont it?
Was the lookout for confederates I think union also
@@HUNTERCOPELR lookout was confederacy held for the biggest part of the war
Shoestring, when you pointed your camera toward a plant that you couldn’t identify, that place is called Buzzi Unicim USA. I used to deliver shredded tire chips to them and they would feed them into their kilns to make the fire hotter. Great way to get rid of the waste.
That white plant building you seen and said you were sure what it was is a cement plant and Southern Railway and then Norfolk Southern switches the place. I retired from the railroad that worked that job. Engineer tc-18
I've never been up there shoestring but can say that I've driven by several times on the way to get firecrackers if you ride back home from here i hope to maby see you i live just before the Morristown tn siding
Great video, but I think the little town of Dalton, Georgia is most likely Ringgold or Ft. Oglethorpe. Dalton is about 25 miles south of Lookout Mountain.
Thank you for visiting with us Shoestring.
Very interesting scenery. Stay safe.
Damm that is a bad ass camera! Keep up the great videos,keep them coming. That park at the end is probably haunted at night!
I have been meaning to ask, what kind of camera are you using? I have been noting how amazing the video zoom is on it.
Do not get a iPhone they not good phones Samsung Galaxy s20 are good phones I miss my Samsung Galaxy s20 plus
@@talk2azs - Thanks. I have a Note 9, which I love... but the zoom on the camera leaves something to be desired. A few weeks back a Bald Eagle landed on a pole down by my barn and to get any sort of decent picture or video to see it I had to hold the camera lens up to my binoculars.
The last time i went up to lookout mountain, it was 1957, funny i still remember most of it, we were on our way to Georgia from Michigan, that was a long drive back then most of i75 wasn't finished, you drive on it a few miles, than off a few, back and forth, all i remember is their was eight of us in a 57 Chevy wagon, in July with no AC, funny thing it didn't seem to bother us kids, but i remember my mother complaining a lot.
Great view!
wow what a view!....stay safe
Glad your up and riding agian and putting out great content agian..
Howdy Mr. Shoestring! I seen an older video of yours... you said you lived in or near Houston? I can’t remember right now... but that’s where I live. I kinda wonder where the train tracks and trains head to down the street about a 1/4 mile down! If I knew I just might hop on that bad boy one of these days! Sure does go slow enough for me to be able to jump on.
I believe he lives in Johnson City, TN, but I think his family's from Texas.
Are you hobo camping tonight or staying in a motel? I ran the trails in the Chickamauga Battlefield today. I can hear the whistle from the steam train excursion of the Tennessee Valley RR when they come down through Chickamauga.
Hi Mr. Shoestring Just found your Channel. Very interesting.
Mark maybe its time to retire and enjoy yourself. I have considering the same. Love your vids. You have touched so many.
My mom was born on lookout mountain. Been to points park bunches. Uncles worked at Rock City, Ruby falls, not sure about the incline railway. Back in the day people got to town on the incline. My great uncle ran moonshine on lookout mountain yeah I had taste but it's from cousin brew. Good stuff the colder it was the smoother it was . Best way to drink shine cold put it in the freezer. I went to school on lookout one year . I think the building was and old ccc camp . We set in class in early 70s Dynamite explosions you could feel it in your seat. I think they were building roads across the mountain I can't remember. But it was pretty regular. Times sure have changed sence I was a kid. The interstate system wasn't thier growing up. My dad from west Tennessee. We made the trip it was two lane hwy . It was more scenic I loved it . Souvenir shops on the two lane had a bear in a cage we fed it. Today's tourism in Tennessee is not what it used to be everything was so much prettier the mountains were not scarred from interstate construction. I remember the old shacks my uncle's had. My mother brother built a log cabin to live in I think he had 100 acre's out at cloudland canyon it's still in the family. Talk about nostalgia . My mother's people were mountain people . My grand daddy was in the army world war one or two I wasn't born yet I seen pictures him in uniform wasn't a snapshot it was a military photograph. Thiers something about those times as a kid . Every one had more freedoms back then. Hell five dollars worth of gas get you almost a full tank. I'm not talking economy car. Cars use to be like tanks all metal big interior. It was like driving down the hwy in your living room. I had the two cousin's they were older than I .back in 70s I was at grand parents on lookout mountain they pulled up on choppers . Thier girlfriend's on the back hippies . bikes were loud this was around the time of Woodstock. No electric start kick start. This was funny the two cousin's were brother's. They were small guys kinda reminds you of Bruce Springsteen back in his young days in his jeans on stage. But anyway my cousin trying to kick start the chopper. He couldn't get it turn over fast enough. His girlfriend was bigger than he was she had to kick start it for him 😂 it was the funniest dam thing. She started it for him then he drove. She wasn't a hevy girl look pretty dam good. They were in thier twenties peace signs hanging around thier necks leather vest . We didn't get a picture that I'm aware of. But it stuck in my head . They lived the life of the 70s I'm not sure if he served in Vietnam but he was in the military. For a spell. He was pretty good dude aways had a smile well both of them actually. They had it rough coming up different dad's born in Chicago and Fox lake . I never seen them get up set about anything it was like shit happens. Nothing got them down that I know of. I guess when you start out on the bottom thiers no place to go but up. Thier dead an gone now . Peace be with you 🙏 Richard and Dubb . I Know you guy's had it rough.
Its a pretty area around Chattanooga. The Tennessee is really pretty on this stretch, especially out along "The Pallisades."
Safe travels!
Where did you live at in arkansas? You say highway 7 I think jasper area. I go to ponca alot and camp out. i like to ride my Harley down there
Old Chatt!!! Love that city 👌 shoutout to Skam 👌
From the "Rock City" point, a marker claims that seven U.S. states could be seen: Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama
You forgot to copy-paste the next sentence from Wikipedia, which points out that this claim is total BS.
The nearest point in Virginia is nearly 150 miles away: it's impossible to see that far because of the curvature of the earth. Kentucky is over 110 miles to the north and South Carolina is about the same distance: again, that's impossible to see because of the curvature of the earth.
There are some mountains about 60 miles to the east in North Carolina that could theoretically be seen; again, atmospheric haze is likely to stop that, in reality. So, in reality, you can see Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and maybe a tiny bit of North Carolina on the horizon.
Shoestring if I could send you anything, what would you need and use most?
Thank ya for your videos
If you ever get to Henderson Ky or Evansville Indiana
Would be honor to meet you buy you lunch and put you up hotel for the night
Stay safe Sir n again thank ya for sharing all your videos
Tennessee river and you’re the mountain man. Beautiful view
Shoestring is a big bucket of information.. i learn things when i watch him.