Paintings

Adventure Buddy and I haven't been able to go on any adventures the past couple of weeks due to colds and life getting in the way so instead, I've gotten back to painting a little. I've had the idea for these paintings for a little while and decided to actually put them on a canvas. I'm not sure where the inspiration came from but I was really excited about doing these paintings. I painted a picture for each of my besties and started one for me. They are Pokemon themed and are personalized for each of us. Ok first up is E's painting. E is a psychic pokemon trainer and an Eevee evolution lover so when it came down to it, Espeon was what I decided to go with.

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Now Wanen has a love for Magikarp. He's here favorite because he's stupid and can't do anything but then you evolve him and everyone else better run! 

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And that has been what I've been doing with my bored self lately. I started a painting for myself but I haven't finished it yet. I hope you liked these, the girls certainly did! :) 

Incline Railway and Chickamauga Battlefield

Last week the Adventure Buddy and I decided to take a trip to Tennessee to the Incline Railway. It's in St. Elmo, Tennessee and basically it's a train car that travels one mile up the side of a mountain. At the top of the mountain you can walk a few blocks to a military memorial park that has a monument in the middle and a small Civil War museum, along with some cannons. There looked to be some Civil War gift shops close to the park but they weren't open at the time. After leaving we passed Chickamauga Battlefield and decided to stop by. The battlefield is huge and has all kinds of monuments in the various fields and wooded areas. There is also a large tower you can climb (which wasn't open for the season, apparently the middle of winter is not a good time to do any site seeing...) and all kinds of places where you can stop and wander around. There is also a very nice museum with a large Civil War gun collection, gift shop and a twenty-six minute documentary that was actually shot at the battlefield. The Incline was $15 for a round trip ride and $3 to enter the park. The battlefield and documentary was free. If you're in the mood for Civil War knowledge I highly recommend these places, not to mention the view from the Incline was very beautiful, there was snow and ice on the ground at the top. I had a great time.

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The view at the top of the Incline, there are two train cars that get pulled up and down this mountain by cables.

In the small museum at Point Park at the top of the Incline Railway, I thought this was funny....

                        Cannons and snow. I almost fell several times due to ice on the ground.

                             The entrance to Point Park looked like a castle. It was very cool.

                                               In the museum at Chickamauga Battlefield.

           The tower at Chickamauga Battlefield. It is apparently closed from December to March.

                         The stairs inside the tower. You could only see through the gate this far.