We then navigated to our motel room for a quick stop and then went off to Lookout Mountain to see the local sights.
The first was a tour of Rock City, amazing cultivated and indigenous gardens winding through natural giant boulders on top of the mountain. The walk of about 90 minutes was strange and wonderful, and included the promised breathtaking views and cool caverns, mixed natural wonders with man-made tackiness of gnomes and colored lighting. Echo was a trouper, even on all the scary steps and tight squeezes through the rock fissures.
We did not take her across the swinging rope-and-wood bridge however!
At the summit, the promise of "See 7 States!" was fulfilled, even though the sky was overcast.
And there were spectacular waterfalls and the obligatory balanced rocks too:
After our nature hike, we went to Point Park and viewed the 30-minute animated diorama of the Battles of Chattanooga, where the Civil War siege and battles of the area were explained.
We wound our way back down into the city, and took a swim in the hotel pool to cool off. Observation: this is the first time I've been swimming in the new body. I am frighteningly buoyant! It makes it a little awkward to gain any forward motion, because my chest keeps rising from the depths, bobbling along, ever topside! I may have to attach weights in the underarms of my suit, some sort of anti-waterwings! Weird.
Dinner and reading and sleeping. In the morning, we cruised the new downtown areas, but it was raining and not conducive to foot-exploration (also the spectre of driving home in a car with a wet dog restrained us). We had an easy drive back to Hawkins County.
After unpacking the car and going through the mail, we saw this headline in the new American Maritime Officers newsletter:
TWIC Deadline Extended to April 15, 2009
Sheesh.
1 comment:
Glad you had a good time and glad you stopped by today to see me. Neat-o pictures!!!!!
Hugs, M.....;-)
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