We had to be on the bus in Madison, AL, by 7 A.M. We were up by 4:30 and on the road by 5.
We stopped at Bojangles in Athens for breakfast. Hubby ordered a steak and biscuit, and I ordered a sausage and biscuit. We spent $10.75.
We arrived around 6:30, and the bus was already there waiting for our guide, Kelley Wolfe, before we could load.
We were on the road headed to Scottsboro to pick up additional passengers. Around 8 A.M., we were headed to our Mystery stop.
We arrived at 9:58 A.M. at the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, which was built in 1895.
The incline uses a cable system where two cars are connected by a cable, allowing one car to ascend while the other descends.
America's Most Amazing Mile climbs to 1,450 feet. On a bright day, you can see for miles, but the day we were there, it rained and was very overcast.
Our guide purchased our tickets.
We made a group photo, used the restrooms, and then loaded onto the incline.
If you have trouble walking or climbing, I recommend sitting at the top of the Incline car.
The car is sitting at an incline, so you have to climb up and down steps to get in and out.
We began our ten-minute journey up Lookout Mountain at a 72.7 percent grade at the steepest part.
At the top, we visited the gift shop where we purchased a bag of mini moon pies.
We walked to the observation deck to see the view below, but it was very foggy and began to rain.
We went to the lower level to see the 100-horsepower motors in operation. You could feel the motors vibrate when you sat down in the restrooms.
After an hour at the overlook and gift shop, we once again loaded onto the incline, which did not seem as steep as when we loaded at the bottom.
On the way down, we saw a buck deer in the forest and a fake owl.
Once below, we unloaded the incline and headed to our bus for our next stop.
We stopped at the rest area in Jasper for a restroom break.
Then onto Scottsboro, where we meet up with our guide, Angie.
