A heads up from Wreck It Ralph let me know that our chosen BBQ restaurant isn't open on Sunday. Seems practically every BBQ restaurant in the area isn't open on Sunday. So, this morning at 6 AM, I'm frantically searching. I finally found one and put it into the schedule.
The cruise went very well, other than the short detour I took the group on. Lots of nice scenery and deep rolling hills. There were some very good curves, but we weren't out to play today. We kept it at the speed limit or within 5 mph of it.
Our path took from Cartersville to Rome, then up to Summerville. We traveled over through Menlo and in Cloudland, turned onto the Lookout Mountain Parkway, taking a brief pause at the Lookout Mountain Hang Glider Port. W
Though the cloudy overcast turned into a beautiful sunny day, weather conditions must not have been favorable for them since no one was flying.
We continued on to Lookout Mountain and passing Ruby Falls on our way down the mountain into Chattanooga. As began our return we stopped at Buddy's BBQ in East Ridge, TN. The food was good and good portions, too. Good selection but they were missing fried okra and Brunswick Stew on their menu. Still worth another chow down when in the area.
Unfortunately, the leaves haven't reached full color in the NW side of Georgia. There were some beginning to change, but not in their full beauty, yet. We had some concerns that Hurricane Zeta had blown all the leaves off, but that wasn't the case. The trees were still loaded.
A good turnout today with Scott and Leigh-Anne, Gabe and Shea, Ralph and his wife and son, Larry, myself, and a surprise participant. GTRS drove in from St. Louis after Trick-Or-Treating with his kids last night. He made the full cruise with us and as we left him at the restaurant, he was about to head back home.
