Chattanooga, TN - It's a Trip!

[Kurt]

A favorite place for southerners to visit - Chattanooga was named the best city in America by Outdoor Magazine.
Where do beach people go on vacation? Often the mountains in Tennessee. A few pics from a recent visit to the Nooga.

First a full stomach at one of the best fried chicken spots in the entire nation - lunch at Champy's Chicken - as good as it gets.




SoWal found on the door.


Have a drink.




Downtown near UTC.





Like the Red Bar, but without the salt air, mermaids, Jabo or Balder.

 

[Kurt]

Let's head downtown towards the Tennessee River.

 

[Kurt]

Chattanooga has a lot of energy and has grown quite a lot over the last 20 years - it's Tennessee's 4th largest city. It's walkable and friendly. Small pockets of development and redevelopment can be seen everywhere - like these mod apartments near the river.

 

[RiverOtter]

Good Stuff kurt and thanks for posting

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Chattanooga has a lot of energy and has grown quite a lot over the last 20 years - it's Tennessee's 4th largest city. It's walkable and friendly. Small pockets of development and redevelopment can be seen everywhere - like these mod apartments near the river.

 

[Will B]

Was there an Otter sighting?

 

[Kurt]

Was there an Otter sighting?

The Otter Flies at Midnight.

 

[Kurt]

Let's head over to the Bluff View Arts District for some shopping and another bite to eat.



Rooms for rent nightly.



Galleries for Art






Tony's Italian

 

[Teresa]

Chattanooga Receives World’s Most Prestigious Outdoor Award for the Second Time


Chattanooga, TN | Friday, June 5, 2015 – After beating 63 great towns across the nation, Chattanooga proudly claims Outside magazine’s prestigious 2015 Best Town Ever award. In order to be a contender in this bracket tournament, towns needed to have: great access to trails and public lands and thriving restaurants and neighborhoods. Outside magazine is the leading publication for outdoor enthusiasts.

As the newest Best Town Ever winner, Chattanooga will appear on the cover and have a feature article in the September 2015 issue of Outside magazine.

 

[Kurt]

Let's hop on a NoogBike and head across town for some upscale shopping at Warehouse Row.

 

[Kurt]

Time to get out of town for a hike at nearby South Cumberland State Park. The Fiery Gizzard Trail, as the story goes, got its name from a time Davy Crockett was dining with some native Americans around a fire. He stabbed a piece of meat, popped it in his mouth, and hollered, "that there's one fiery gizzard"!

We chose a seat at the amazing Mountain Goat Market in Monteagle - amazing sandwiches and souvenirs - "stuff your face with local freshness".

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Swimmin' hole on a hot day.


Robert Frost was here.




Coolin' off.




Rock hugger.