Reunion Post 1: Kennesaw Mountain, Braves Game

What a learning experience!  My first Hayes/Tappan reunion, with beloved cousins I've known, and countless others I did not.
We arrived Thursday night, and spent a wonderful time at Athens Pizza.
Friday was birding at Kennesaw Mountain, a battlefield I knew nothing about, and it was so great to hike in that historic park.
Friday night, Neal had tickets to a Braves game at the new stadium, and that was both luxurious entertainment, and great baseball, even though it was an interleague game with the Chicago White Sox.
So what a great first day!

From the parking lot on top of Kennesaw Mountain, looking at Atlanta's skyline, and 

seeing the line, from low left to upper right, Sherman's line of march. 

Stone Mountain.

We visited the site of the "Dead Angle" battle, and quite visable, and very well explained, were the 

dug out positions of the confederates and in plain view, the field that the Union troops, lined up abreast (tactics unchanged since Napoleon's day, perfect targets for the rifle fire and grape shot from the canons. 

Perfect example of the dug out breastworks of the Confederates 

A grave of a unknown soldier, discovered in the 30's.

Sally, on top of Kennesaw Mountain after a short hike up. 

Barbara on the very top. 

One of several Carolina Wrens coming over to investigate. 

A Sulphur butterfly

Sun Trust Park. 

This replaced the Turner Stadium, which is the one I visited 

in 2008 with the Hingham High School Band

("Cy-clo-ra-ma, bam, bam, bam bam bam!"

Jackie Robinson

John Smoltz, Cy Young Award

Greg Maddux  Cy Young award three times. 

Tome Glavine

Warren Spahn

Casey Stengel

Dinner before. 

And the glorious entrance to the field.  

A selfie, My great host Neal

As the night progresses, the field becomes even more beautiful

Both of us being really tired, we left at the end of the 7th inning, score 6-1 Braves.

Never did find out if they hung on to win.