Our 2
nd day of vacation we went on a family cruise on the Southern Belle Riverboat. We had lunch on the boat and had a nice view traveling down the Tennessee River. The boys and Katherine sat in the Captains helm and the boys asked some good questions. How far did we go down the river, were there sharks in the water and was the water salt water or freshwater?
We then went to Incline Railway which is the worlds steepest passenger railway. It takes you up to Lookout Mountain where on a clear day you can see the Great Smoky Mountains which are 100 miles away. Of course we get up to the top and the boys say "Can we go back down now?" They are to young to appreciate the view and they were to jet lagged to walk to the bluff where General Ulysses S. Grant stood! I know their limits so luckily Craig did not mind going back to the hotel with the boys while Katherine and I continued on to Rock City. We had to pass on Ruby Falls because we did not have time but I
figured we may never be in Tennessee again so I wanted to do as much as possible. Rock City was absolutely amazing! From the top of Rock City you can see seven states, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North & South Carolina, Tennessee and Virgina. The massive rock formations were spectacular, there are two gigantic boulders called fat man's squeeze because you can barely fit between them to walk through. We walked across a swing-along bridge and walked under a 1,000 ton rock balanced by another. The evening was spent with all the
Harper's.
Our 2nd day of vacation we went on a family cruise on the Southern Belle Riverboat. We had lunch on the boat and had a nice view traveling down the Tennessee River. The boys and Katherine sat in the Captains helm and the boys asked some good questions. How far did we go down the river, were there sharks in the water and was the water salt water or freshwater?
We then went to Incline Railway which is the worlds steepest passenger railway. It takes you up to Lookout Mountain where on a clear day you can see the Great Smoky Mountains which are 100 miles away. Of course we get up to the top and the boys say "Can we go back down now?" They are to young to appreciate the view and they were to jet lagged to walk to the bluff where General Ulysses S. Grant stood! I know their limits so luckily Craig did not mind going back to the hotel with the boys while Katherine and I continued on to Rock City. We had to pass on Ruby Falls because we did not have time but I figured we may never be in Tennessee again so I wanted to do as much as possible. Rock City was absolutely amazing! From the top of Rock City you can see seven states, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North & South Carolina, Tennessee and Virgina. The massive rock formations were spectacular, there are two gigantic boulders called fat man's squeeze because you can barely fit between them to walk through. We walked across a swing-along bridge and walked under a 1,000 ton rock balanced by another. The evening was spent with all the Harper's.
1 comment:
I can't comprehend that you can see 7 states from one point.... Now we are going to go have our geography lesson for the month and go look at our map on the boys wall. I've never ever thought of vacationing in the South. I just might change may mind after I watch your 2 week adventure:) Farthest place we are getting this summer is to the back yard in our pop up camper! Top of the hill lets us see for 3/4's of mile in any direction to see woods:)
Post a Comment