Fun for The Season

Posted by AR on January 12th, 2012 filed in Fall and Winter in the Mountains, Hiking Through Northeast Georgia, Paw Prints
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Normally Sliding Rock, Brevard, North Carolina, would be full of activity, but this is not the way it is in the winter. Swimmers or “sliders” climb to the top of this slick rock located deep within the Pisgah National Forest and fly along its surface for a splash landing in the spring fed pool below.

Cocoa remembered earlier visits to the park and wanted to give it a try, but I told her, “No swimming this time of the year.”

 

Battle in the Clouds

Posted by AR on January 10th, 2012 filed in Fall and Winter in the Mountains
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Point Park on top of Lookout Mountain is beautiful and usually you can see the Tennessee River and the city of Chattanooga beyond these canons, but that was not true this past weekend. The mist was thick. Still, I walked down to the overlook just to see this awesome view.

The park was built in 1905 to commemorate the Civil War “Battle Above the Clouds.” Most of the actual fighting took place on the mountainside and not in the vicinity of the park. Carter Stevenson, commander of the three brigades that defended the area positioned canons atop Lookout Mountain to aid in it’s defense. Once the canons became ineffective, they were withdrawn.

The park has numerous monuments to the soldiers who died in the area. The battle for Chattanooga changed the outcome of the Civil War. It was the beginning of the end for the South. The next spring Sherman used Chattanooga for his base as he started his march to Atlanta and then on to the sea.

See Rock City

Posted by AR on January 9th, 2012 filed in Fall and Winter in the Mountains
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North Georgia has been under the cover of fog and rain for the past few days and more is on the way. Most people have heard or seen “See Rock City” signs. This past weekend, I was in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and drove up to Rock City before leaving and let me tell you that there was no way to “see” it. The fog was too thick and the clouds way too low. However, I did see this Starbucks at the top of the mountain and that was a welcomed treat.

Ann’s Kind of Happy!

Posted by AR on January 8th, 2012 filed in The Company of Friends
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My good friend Ann always loved smiley faces. When we worked together in Atlanta, she had lots of these images hanging around. And because she was a graphic designer, it only seemed natural for her to collect these yellow guys. But that was then and this is now. Today, she is on the mission field with her husband on the other side of the world. Still, it is hard to see a happy face and not think of Annie. This one was located on the side of a hotel building in Chattanooga.

Rainy Day Photos

Posted by AR on January 7th, 2012 filed in Fall and Winter in the Mountains
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Even though the day was rainy in Chattanooga, the time spent inside with friends was warm and relaxing.

Quite a different place to put in canoes and kayaks. That is what the small center ramp  is used for.