A ride to Toccoa Georgia was a trip the I have planned for a while. Toccoa the birthplace of the 506th Infantry Regiment (Airborne) as highlighted in Steven Ambrose's book and miniseries The Band of Brothers. It was great to share this trip with my son who is a historian in his own right, who works for the Chattanooga Library. Toccoa is located in the northeast Georgia Mountains near the South Carolina border.
The plan; ride to Chattanooga from Clarksville. Get up the next morning ride to Toccoa through the Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia Mountains. Go to the 506th Infantry Regiment Museum in Toccoa then ride back to Chattanooga. Then ride back to Clarksville the next day. It all happens flawlessly.
What we didn't expect is the beauty of North Georgia with its magnificent Lakes and Mountains. The Museum was exceptional and Toccoa was a classic small southern town. Toccoa trained 18,000 Airborne Troops in the shadow of Mount Currahee. It felt good to see that mountain, 3 miles up 3 miles down was the running chant. We had lunch at the Exfactor Grill downtown before heading back to Chattanooga. After eating some great southern food we're off.
On the trip back to Chattanooga one thing stuck in my mind. Georgia Highway 52 through the Georgia Mountain is one of the best motorcycle roads I have ever been on. We rode this rode completely by mistake. A road that we were on had an accident, so we had to reroute to Highway 52. I'm sorry about the accident but I'm sure glad we were forced to ride this road.
So the next day I make the trek back to Clarksville from Chattanooga. There was a total of 779 miles ridden in three days an incredible trip. One that, I hope to repeat in the future.
This blog is further than my expectations. Nice work guys!!!
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