| 548 | Surprise Adventure of the Year |
2011-12-30 |
It is the end of the year and we just want to take a moment to thank everyone who read Metro to Mountain and cloudhiking and joined us through an adventure. Whether you shared with us through reading the sites or using a map and guide we hope that you enjoyed yourself as much as we enjoyed sharing it with you. Thank you for your support and helping to spread the links of the sites to others.
For the final Journal of the year, we wanted to share our biggest adventure surprise of the year. In other words, a greenway, trail, or mountain that far exceeded it's expectations.
Compiling a list of adventures was hard enough, because each destination brought back memories of the trip, leaving us distracted.
The List (partial list)
Alum Cave, Mount LeConte
Rainbow Falls-Bullhead, Mount LeConte
Thunderhead from Cades Cove
Bear Peak, Boulder
Halletts Peak
Pikes Peak, Barr Trail, Barr Camp
Mount Evans from Chicago Lakes
Grays and Torreys Peaks (Torreys by Kelso Ridge)
Longs Peak
Charit Creek Loop Trail, Big South Fork
Honey Creek, Big South Fork
Short Springs, Tullahoma
Old Stone Fort, Manchester
Fall Creek Falls
Bells Bend
Richland Creek
Beaman Park
Warner Parks
Radnor Lake
The Music City Bikeway
Cumberland River Greenway from Ted Rhodes to the Dam and back
Tennessee Riverpark in Chattanooga
Shelby Farms, Memphis
And the winner is ...
The most surprising destination was the Tennessee Riverpark in Chattanooga.
We visited the Riverpark in the fall and were overwhelmed. On a Sunday morning we biked from downtown to the Dam and back. Every section of the pathway was good. We enjoyed the art, the design, and the route of the path. The linear park was clean and well kept. The path was well used and it is always fun to see other folks outside enjoying the outdoors.
If you have never visited the Tennessee Riverpark, plan on it for your next trip close to Chattanooga. It is that good.
Happy Riverpark trails