2015 ~ Tuesday, May 5, Day trip to Rock City

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 

We had a great day, we rode to Chattanooga to see Rock City, the last time I visited Rock City my daughter was nearly walking now I have grandkids that are much older. 

We drove up the mountain around many sharp curves. There were guard railing along the cliffs many with dents in them.

As we approached Rock City I capture this site.

The falls, the flags, lovers leap, and the overlook

See Rock City
I can remember when you saw "See Rock City, & Ruby Falls" on the side or top of every barn

as we passed on the way to Chattanooga.

We bought tickets at the ticket counter.

Rock City Adult General Admission cost $42.49 that included tax for one day

We had a great time this was the hubby first visit. 
These flowering trees were everywhere, so pretty.

Flowering Trees

We walked through many tight spaces between rocks, we climbed many stairs, walked across a swinging bridge and view seven states from one spot.

There were many tight walkways and many stairs

There were many places that a wheelchair or stroller could not go.

There were restrooms, a restaurant, a leather shop, a place to pan for gold, vending machines and music playing as we walked along.

Panning for gold

We met a couple from Chicago the man took our picture in front of the waterfall.
I was using my telephoto lens and he had a regular lens. We swapped the lens so he could take our picture with my camera. When finished we swapped lens, we both were using a Nikon Camera.

There were seven flags to represent the states that we saw:
Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama 

Panoramic View of the flags and seven states

We saw many sizes, shapes, and interesting rocks.
Cool rocks below:

Turtle Shell Rock

A place to rest under the Mushroom Rock

I had forgotten what was here but I remember the Gomes and the underground display of little people. 

There were gnomes everywhere, this one was working

I don't remember the nursery rhymes characters. 

There was a little Girl 

There was a little Girl

There was a little girl 

Who had a little curl

Right in the middle

of her forehead,

And when she was good,

She was very, very good,

And when she was bad,

she was horrid.

Hubby said this poem suited me to a T.

When we were visiting the Nursery Rhyme area with the blacklight, the suit I was wearing glowed.
The suit frightened some woman because she thought one of the characters had come to life, she kind of screamed out! 
Neither had noticed the suit glowing because we were too busy taking pictures and reading the nursery rhymes.

I looked like I was in the Tron Movie with my orange glow in the dark shirt and pants

We got turned around after we came back down the mountain, Hubby said they don't need to let old people loose in a big city. We got back on the Interstate, we were looking for a place to eat. 

I saw a Cracker Barrel sign and I said where there is a Cracker Barrel there are other restaurants. We took the ramp exit at Cracker Barrel and It was the same exit that we had taken when we had exited to go to Rock City. 


It was the same Logan's Roadhouse Chattanooga, we were looking for when we came down Lookout Mountain. LOL

Logan's Roadhouse Chattanooga
The Logan's we decided to eat at but when we left the mountain we got turned around
got on Interstate and got off onto highway 11 where we saw a Logan's sign.
Hubby said this is where we got off the first time to go to Lookout Mountain.
I guess it was meant for us to eat here

Sirloin steak with baked sirloin potato

I ordered a 6 ounce sirloin, baked potato, Caesar salad with Ice water.
Hubby ordered New York Strip with baked potato, Caesar salad and sweet tea.
For appetizer we ordered fried mushrooms and we had two large rolls with butter. YUM!!
We had food enough for supper to bring home!!

We rode through downtown Scottsboro but did not stop.

We did stop at Russell Stover's in Athens where I got a cookies and cream ice cream in a waffle cone.
Hubby got a pint of strawberry and French Vanilla Ice cream.
And we bought a large bag of Russell Stover's Candy.
We were both on a sugar high!!