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Day 69 Nashville-Atlanta, USA

Tuesday 16th August 2005

semi-overcast 32 °C

Pretty much another full and long day driving with the exception of stopping off at the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchberg and going on a free guided tour.
Its definately worth a visit if your in the area at all and the tour guide made it all the more enjoyable and even with his redneck accent hard to understand at times his jokes and stories were hilarious and he was really interested in where people were from and where they were going.During part of the tour in one building he got us all around these huge wooden containers and quickly lifted the lids up and down again giving us a very quick inhale of breath of the 140% proof whisky in the process of being made.
Now considering im not a whisky drinker at all the smell got me thinking that maybe i should start.
After the hour long tour we made our way to Atlanta and i was hoping to get to spend some time at a place caled Rock City which has some fabulous views from the hills down to the town and apparently you can see 5 states on a good day,but due to time i never got the chance to go in.The drive to the top of Rock City was still impressive though as we winded round hairpin bends in the car with huge drops off the edge (would of loved to of cycled up and down it) and i managed to get some photographs near the top.Eventually after getting caught in a big thunderstorm the accident/traffic jam we made it to Atlanta at 9pm.

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Rock City,Chattanooga

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Rock City,Chattanooga

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Atlanta at night from our hotel

Posted by -reece- 5:08 PM Archived in Backpacking | USA

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