Rock City Lookout Mountain, Tennesse

Historical evidence shows that Native Americans inhabited Lookout Mountain.  It was in 1823, that two missionaries came to minister to the Indians.  They noted in their diary that "a citadel of rocks," atop the mountain, noting the immense size of boulders and stating that they were arranged in such a way, "as to afford streets and lanes."

Garnet and Frieda Carter developed Rock City in the early 1930's. Garnet was developing a residential area on the top of Lookout Mountain.  He called it Fairyland, named for his wife's longtime interest in European folklore.

Frieda took a string and marked a trail that wound its way around the giant rocks formations, ending at the giant outcropping known  "Lover's Leap."

Bob and I journeyed through these rocks formations and were in awe.  Bob and Pralines are standing under a 1000 ton rock that is balancing on that smaller rock.

 

Some of the rocks had names because they looked like things.  Here is the mushroom rock and the turtle rock.

Can you see the turtle?

This was called "Fat Man's Squeeze."  Bob and I both made it through.

This was called Rainbow Tunnel.

We followed in the dark through Fairyland Caverns and Mother Goose Village.  This is the best picture of this area I could get.

Frieda had collected seeds and had plants transplanted along the trail.

 Rocks, flowers and an awesome waterfall outside...

and even inside the rocks.

At the top of Lookout Mountain, you can see 7 states.  They are Georgia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, and Virginia.  This stone map depicts them.

Here is the view. You can decided how many states you see.

 We had lunch overlooking this view.  They had a terrace and flags for all the states.

There were gnomes all around.  Great day, great place and Pralines was

 happy she could come along.