Journey to Cody Part 1

We have left Florida on our longest journey yet, heading to Cody, Wyoming.  We pulled out of Sand Hill Scout Reservation on Monday March, 13th. We spent the night in a Walmart parking lot so we would be first in for service at Southern RV in McDonough, Ga.  We needed our black tank valve and cable replaced and the antenna repaired.  Six hours later we were on our way to Red Top Mountain State Park so Barb could finish up her mom's estate business.  On Friday the 17th. we pulled into the Battlefield Campground in Ringgold, Georgia about six miles south of the Tennessee border so we could meet up with Barb's brother and sister in the morning before we head off towards Nashville where we hope to spend an extra day doing a little sightseeing.

After leaving Ringgold we made our way to Nashville, we actually stayed at a KOA in Lebanon, Tenn..  We got to spend a day touring downtown Nashville. Two must see places are The Ryman Auditorium and The Country Music Hall of Fame. The Ryman started out as a church in 1885 but soon became a music venue after Mr. Ryman died.  It became the home to the Grand Old Opry until years later when it fell into disrepair and the Opry moved to its current home.  After announcing the Ryman would be torn down the country music community came together to save the building. The Grand Old Opry now performs during the winter months in the Ryman again.

The Country Music Hall of Fame is the other place that must be seen. This is three stories of history, the number of gold and platinum albums hanging on the walls is just incredible.  You can spend hours looking at all of the displays.  Totally worth seeing.  We walked down to the river front to a pedestrian bridge over the Cumberland river.  Looking out you can see the Hard Rock, the amphitheater, the stadium used by the Tennessee Titans, home to the NHL Predators, and so many people out enjoying the city.

We left Nashville headed through the southwest corner of Kentucky and halfway across Missouri. Stopping in Boonsville we found a Walmart that said we could spend the night in their parking lot