{"id":2611,"date":"2011-02-13T20:29:36","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T00:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2011-02-13T20:33:32","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T00:33:32","slug":"chatta-racoon-mtn-ansel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=2611","title":{"rendered":"Chatta! Racoon Mtn! Ansel!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>K and I had a great time for our Valentine weekend!  What a blessing to spend time with my sweety favorite!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9588\/1186430520_SPb6t-S.jpg\" alt=\"k\" \/><br \/>\nOn the way up to Tennessee, I noticed a billboard that said &#8220;Ansel Adams exhibition.&#8221;  WOW!  That guy is one of my heroes!  Kathy was sweet enough to let me wander around the Booth Western Art Museum to my heart&#8217;s desire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Art\/Ansel-Adams\/IMG9429\/1186488491_ZExbv-S.jpg\" alt=\"aa\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Art\/Ansel-Adams\/IMG9455\/1186466128_St8bW-S.jpg\" alt=\"a\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Art\/Ansel-Adams\/IMG9456\/1186486368_EDaAt-S.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Art\/Ansel-Adams\/IMG9463\/1186466848_skYc8-S.jpg\" alt=\"a\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later that weekend I experimented with B\/W photography.  I love shooting pictures!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Reflection-Riding-21311\/IMG9747\/1186497215_3jCyz-S.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Reflection-Riding-21311\/IMG9752\/1186428922_ey8u9-S.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Reflection-Riding-21311\/IMG9760\/1186429289_8BfSh-S.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Reflection-Riding-21311\/IMG9728\/1186427218_n4SFt-S.jpg\" alt=\"rw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We enjoyed walking around the hills of Chattanooga.  I liked these houses.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9605\/1186456238_hBWjt-S.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9607\/1186501040_3jpqM-S.jpg\" alt=\"h\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9621\/1186457776_A388j-S.jpg\" alt=\"hh\" \/><\/p>\n<p>K and I hiked to the top of the hill overlooking Chattanooga. When we got there we saw this sign.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9632\/1186434196_wawZG-S.jpg\" alt=\"v\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These dogs wanted to be our new best friends!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9638\/1186478941_Yt8f6-S.jpg\" alt=\"d\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;m pretty sure they&#8217;d lick a burglar to death.<\/p>\n<p>I liked this wall.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9644\/1186434486_Ppmnx-S.jpg\" alt=\"w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And this fence made of old bikes.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9646\/1186480022_wgS78-S.jpg\" alt=\"b\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I tried to play this.  Rock and Roll!  Well actually, Brick and Roll!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9649\/1186459862_fDevq-S.jpg\" alt=\"p\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I reckon this is why we have such sweet, angelic children!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9650\/1186489254_eAuEe-S.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And of course my favorite place to hang out is Reflection Riding, just outside Lookout Valley.  Awesome!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Reflection-Riding-21311\/IMG9678\/1186469775_kkips-S.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Reflection-Riding-21311\/IMG9697\/1186448642_ki5FZ-S.jpg\" alt=\"r\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Reflection-Riding-21311\/IMG9719\/1186494463_oU6Pn-S.jpg\" alt=\"rr\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I liked this hawk!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Reflection-Riding-21311\/IMG9660\/1186422914_MbicN-S.jpg\" alt=\"h\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And these berries!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Reflection-Riding-21311\/IMG9710\/1186471435_fNAGR-S.jpg\" alt=\"b\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And this old log cabin!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Nature\/Reflection-Riding-21311\/IMG9745\/1186452450_aChjW-S.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Great to be back home.  Looking forward to a fun week.<\/p>\n<p>Never seen anything marked radioactive traveling on the highway before!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9575\/1186508536_QwYLA-S.jpg\" alt=\"r\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure they do.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9631\/1186502555_JvNak-S.jpg\" alt=\"p\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9590\/1186476022_waL4B-S.jpg\" alt=\"T\" \/><br \/>\nTrue dat!<\/p>\n<p>I may look like this one day.  It&#8217;s the logo for Hillbilly Willy BBQ.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9771\/1186498745_VWHGN-S.jpg\" alt=\"w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful ending to the weekend!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Chattanooga-Tennessee\/Raccoon-Mountain\/IMG9769\/1186454186_A4Beo-S.jpg\" alt=\"ss\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K and I had a great time for our Valentine weekend! What a blessing to spend time with my sweety favorite! On the way up to Tennessee, I noticed a billboard that said &#8220;Ansel Adams exhibition.&#8221; WOW! That guy is one of my heroes! Kathy was sweet enough to let me wander around the Booth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2611"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2616,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611\/revisions\/2616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}