We have a short drive today from Huntsville Alabama to Ringgold Georgia. We headed out on US 72 East, otherwise known as the “Trail of Tears”.
I think we have made a wrong turn somewhere because suddenly we are in Hollywood.
We passed by a large Nuclear Facility. “Bellefonte Nuclear Plant”.
We see a billboard for an attraction we are going to visit during our stay in Ringgold GA.
We bounce back and forth across the Georgia and Tennessee State lines several times.
Then we arrive at our hotel in Ringgold GA. This hotel we are staying at was not our first choice though. Back in April when we were planning this trip and making our hotel reservations. We had originally made a reservation at the Super 8 in Ringgold. However on April 27 I was watching CNN and saw that a tornado had ripped through most of the town of Ringgold and the Super 8 was torn to shreds. We took a little drive after dinner to see the damage.
Funny that the Taco Bell next door survived and is open for business. That is the way of tornados though, they can hit and or miss.
I think this used to be the Comfort Inn, but I can’t find any signage to verify this.
Tomorrow we will drive the short distance to Chattanooga TN and check out some popular tourist attractions.
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Sure a lot of damage still remaining to be fixed from those tornadoes.
ReplyDeleteAlmost 3 months later, I would have thought the debris would have been cleaned up and restorations would be going on at the Super 8. They are losing money every day they are not open. I guess the other hotels in the area are loving the increase in their business from the potential Super 8 customers.
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