We left southern Illinois and headed to Chattanooga, TN where we went to Rock City. I thought it was a little expensive but they did give a 20% military discount. The kids loved the trails and different fairy tale scenes that they had. It was a good break to allow them to get some exercise.
This bridge did swing a lot!
The kids were speculating if we old folks could fit in this gap. It is called Fat Man Squeeze.
For a majority of the trail we carried Benjamin. There were a lot of drops and it concerned me. There was railing everywhere but he has been known to climb railing. They have a short trail for strollers but you miss a lot.
We could see storms coming in so we didn't see everything. John wanted to be down off the mountain before they hit. It was still early so we decided to push for home. We had strong thunderstorms most of the way but made it home by 12:30.
We've been to Rock City several times and I don't think I ever asked about a military discount :( Last time we went it was $11.50 each and that was when Jasmine was a baby! I'm already looking at next summer and trying to figure out how much we can do. If I don't get a book contract between now and then, we'll be staying home!
ReplyDeleteI always ask if it is expensive! You never know. 20% off was pretty good.
DeleteAw no way! You were in the town I live in! (But I was in Florida this week! Haha!) When we were first married, my husband worked for Rock City. I loved it because we got to get into many of the touristy places free! (including Biltmore)
ReplyDeleteWe keep talking about doing the Biltmore one day, never got around to it. If we lived in the area of Rock City I can see how it could be a good place for exercise.
DeleteHa! There are much cheaper and equally beautiful places on and off that mountain to exercise, though! I went to the college just up the road from Rock City. I absolutely love Lookout Mountain.
DeleteI bet there are, it is a beautiful area. We did the "tourist" thing. My kids would have liked to spend longer there.
DeleteIt's easy to fall in love with this area. I abandoned 21 years growing up in Florida to stay here. ;-)
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