Brian and I drove over to Raccoon Mountain, TN on Saturday. It's about 20 minutes from Chattanooga. Brian had gone there several years ago and also been there when he was a kid. We first got turned around and after driving 30 minutes up the mountain we realized were at the TVA Pumped Storage Unit. Then it started to pour rain. We waited it out in the car for a while and then went into the visitor's center and got a brief education on the pump system used for a backup electricity source. (The nerd in me found this somewhat interesting.) We saw the upper reservoir that is released into Raccoon Mountain and drops a couple hundred feet down to the lower reservoir to generate power.
So after that not-so-brief detour at TVA, we found the part of Raccoon Mountain that we were hoping to find in the first place. There used to be a cement slide that went down part of the mountain that Brian remembers going on as a kid. He's description of this so called "great ride" sounded really dangerous, so I was not surprised when we found out it had been closed down for over 6 years. Needless to say, he was disappointed. We did find out about their different cave expeditions. We saw many people there who were covered head to toe with orange clay from one of the more rigorous spelunking expeditions where you have to crawl through parts of the cave. I totally want to do this and to my delight so does Brian! We are thinking about going on one later this year. It looked like fun. I just hope I'm not claustrophobic!
Monday, July 30, 2007
Friday, July 06, 2007
I want to be a part of it, New York, New York
Vacations are always nice. I had a mini vacation this past week in New York City. It was a great time of site seeing and catching up with old friends. Here are some highlight pictures!
Brian and I in Central Park.
Heather and I across the street from the Apple Store.
Happy early B-day to me! Dinner at the most fun Indian Restaurant EVER!
Brian and I after seeing The Color Purple at the Broadway Theatre.
High school friends--Shelli and I in China Town.
Times Square
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