Knitting My Tree Together

Excuse the format, this one will be a bit of a brain dump as I've not had a free moment lately to write a proper post. 52 weeks prompt this week is: Transportation. On my dad's side, his mother's mother's father James Albert Adams was a wagoner in the US Army from 1870-1888. From records I've found he was driving officers around and helping deliver telegraph line building equipment. This is a fun rabbit hole posted by  Greg Krenzelok - Director - Historian of the  U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group  (facebook link) "The Duties of the U.S. Army Waggoner"  (rootsweb link) Also on my dad's side, his great grandfather on mom's father's side drove a wagon in his later years in Allston, MA & was actually run of the road by a car, the horse got spooked & flipped the wagon. If you've ever driven in Allston this resonates.  Dad's stepdad Chester Flattery drove trucks in the Korean war and when he came home worked fo...

When we announced our move to the Atlanta area for work in 2016, my dad said "Oh, I've been there once, when I was a little kid, I think I had cousins there."  Fast forward four years and my parent's downsizing means all the family albums have come to me.  In going through photos from his childhood, we found these gems: My grandmother Miriam with her niece & my dad Check out the Chuck Taylors. These pictures are from 1953 at the top of Stone Mountain . I can totally see them walking up the side of the smooth rock, one mile trail, in chucks which have zero traction, with the kids leading the way. The mountain is 825 feet above the ground and 1686 above sea level. The one time I went up to the top (in the Skyride bc my parents cannot hike anymore) it was cold and foggy, with no visibility. On a clear day you can see something like 60 miles. The natural areas of the park around the rock are beautiful. The "entertainment park" is meh and the relief is an abo...