1973 to 2012...Rock City Gardens Lookout Mountain Georgia

My sister and I in 1973...I would have been 7 yrs old at the time.

 Michael 2012 at 8 yrs of age....

 Michael near the falls and Lovers Leap in 2012, 8 yrs old.

My sister and I in pretty much the same spot 1973...

Too cool...Thank you Karen for sending me the photos!



Day 3 - July 15 2012 - Incline Railway Lookout Mountain Tennessee

Back over in Tennessee we rode the Incline Railway...

Another adventure begins...



 Michael checking out the view from the observation deck above the railway

 Referred to as "Americas most amazing mile" the trolley style railcars climb a 72.7% grade of track, making it the steepest passenger railway in the world...



 There goes the other railcar...

 And we are back at the top...It was an adventure and it was soo HOT that it wasn't very enjoyable. I think for us this was something we'd try once but not again...There are so many other wonderful things to do...

 The view from the observation deck of Chattanooga Tennessee

And another view looking down towards the railcars and the track....

Stay tuned as the Adventure continues of our 15 day trek....



Day 3 - July 15 2012 - Rock City Gardens Lookout Mountain Georgia

We began our morning at Rock City Gardens (in Georgia  even though we stayed in Chattanooga Tennessee, the state lines are right there on Lookout Mountain) while it was still cool and the crowds hadn't arrived yet. I had been coming to Rock City since I was a little girl so it was fun to share it with Michael and see his eyes sparkle with amazement and he was amazed...

Checking out the water, he does love water...

 August 28, 1823 two missionaries ascended Lookout Mountain to visit a Citadel of Rocks...

 Squeeze....

 In the Late 1920's Garnet and Frieda Carter began to develop a large walk through garden on their private estate. In 1930 Frieda marked the path by winding string through the giant rock formations. May 21 1932 they opened the gardens to the public.

 At a point and time in my life I use to see these signs painted every where as a child...Not so much anymore but I did buy one to hang at the pool just for old times sake!

 It's a beautiful place with winding walkways and gorgeous flowers...



 Michael thought this bridge was pretty cool...Guess he's not too afraid of heights anymore?

 This was new...A statue of an eagle looking over the valley

 Michael enjoying one of the many overlooks...

Lovers Leap

 And no he is NOT leaping but checking out the waterfall...

 A view back where I was...

 And a zoomed in shot so you can see the overlooks...

 It's actually not possible but they'd like people to think it is...

Tennessee 1/2 mile - Kentucky/Virginia 120 miles - North Carolina 50 miles - South Carolina 80 miles - Georgia right there - and Alabama 25 miles.

 The flags of the states that supposedly can be seen from this point...

 You are here! We do love our maps!

Us!

 My boy!

Mom this is awesome!!

(Lovers leap up to the left on the overhang) It seems blogger juggled my photos around...sigh! 

 Click on the photo to read the plaque

Rock City 1000 ton Balanced Rock...

Hate to see what happens when this balance of nature is disrupted, ekk!!

Yikes, there are 4 of them!! I can't even imagine :o)

Yes we have!! Michael and I saw Rock City together and I loved sharing it with him!!

Sigh...

I had more photos from our trip but blogger was not cooperating tonight....It's late and I'm tired. I'll try to post some more tomorrow!!

Day 2 of our 15 day journey...

Today we drove through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and into Tennessee.

As we were leaving Vicksburg we saw this Military park....

We were going to go check it out but the line was long to get in and there was a fee too. So as I drove by I took a photo and we continued our journey...

Love the Highways in Mississippi, the big tall trees along the highways made for a beautiful drive.

 At one of the rest areas in Mississippi, he's such a ham!

 Really nice rest area

 Headed into Alabama and a horrible rain storm. We pulled off at the Welcome center and waited for the storm to pass...

 In Alabama I chose a road that had 50 miles of concrete barriers and a speed limit of 55mph it was annoying to say the least. It was beautiful country with rolling hills.

 We drove through a little snippet of Georgia and then Hello Tennessee

 Michael took a shot of a Bass Pro shop during the day, lol...

We finally arrived in Chattanooga Tennessee and stayed here for 3 days...

 Dinner our first night was at a Mexican restaurant, the food was delicious and reasonably priced too.

 After dinner we went for a drive and I found a road and park leading to Raccoon Mountain. No entry fee and no people or houses, it was gorgeous!!

 Beautiful vistas and I left the big camera back at the hotel. Guess that means we'll have to come back!

 Lookout Mountain Tennessee to the Right and Chattanooga to the left.

 Michael enjoyed taking photos of the view

The night time view from our Hotel...we were on a hill and it was a nice view

Stay tuned for day 3 at Lookout Mountain...