Seeing Rock City

Posted on Nov 15, 2010 at 5:30 PM in Family, Travel

Rock City has a firm place in my own personal memory lane. I visited Lookout Mountain many times as a kid because my folks attended Covenant College (aka the Castle in the Clouds) and my Uncle Steve and Aunt Cathy lived there. Rock City was one of those special spots you wanted to see, a unique mountaintop garden with twisting paths, rocks galore, gorgeous vistas and a cave full of fairyland treasures. Of course, I couldn’t wait to take Livia down memory lane with me on our recent trip.

First we hit the fairly new Starbucks across the street, and then we were off on the cobblestone trails.

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Andrew and Liv crossed the swinging bridge ahead of me while I stayed behind to, uh, you know, take pictures. What I was really doing was ensuring I could cross at my own pace without Andrew rocking the bridge. Me = super mega pansy when it comes to heights. Knees-knocking, the whole ordeal. Before I began my sophomore year at Covenant, I used to dream about falling off the mountain. Nice, huh?

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Livia, however, has no fear of heights and now knows how to make Mommy look like a crazy lady. All it takes is walking near the railing. Suffice to say, I asked Uncle Andrew to take her hand a lot.

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I remember wondering, in all childish innocence, if Uncle Steve would make it through these rocks. It’s kinda refreshing to see something so politically incorrect. ;)

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Oh, Rock City. It was good to see you again!

3 Comments

  1. Mom Nov 15, 2010 6:21 PM

    The black & white photo of you and Liv is great. Loved the walk down memory lane.

  2. Jeremy Nov 15, 2010 7:30 PM

    Andrew, you’re too funny! :-)

  3. Karen P Nov 16, 2010 9:46 AM

    I’m just glad to hear I’m not the only height fearing, knees knocking, edge dreading, “kids get back!”, trying to keep it together, momma out there. Great post.

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