Today we spent the day in Clarksville with me at work and Tom on a 44 mile bike trek. He described rollercoaster terrain through the country side of his ride and the good fortune to encounter the loose country dogs on the down hill. I took a short stroll along the water front park to see the Cumberland RiverCenter. There was a small museum there. I picked up the little fact there that settlement of the Cumberland River valley began during the Revolutionary War. The area was originally a “military reserve” for the State of North Carolina and her soldiers could receive land grants as pay for their services. I had three people greet me with a wave or "hi" as I walked through the park. It feels good to be back in the South.
We left late afternoon and saw busy riverside activities in Clarksville as an Ingram barge unloaded its sand onto a mountain at a materials company. There were a lot of long legged blue herons looking for their evening meal along the
It was almost 4:00 PM by the time we got to the Cheatham Lock, and it was full of a tug and barges. After a 45 minute wait, we had our turn for the 28 foot ascension. There were some
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