We didn't have much success with our sightseeing today, but it was still overall a good day.
We tried to go for a swim in one of the Chattanooga "Blue holes" that I had read about. I opted for the one that is close to town and only a mile walk to get there (we didn't bring Jasper's carrier).
Unfortunately, the main whole area is now closed for swimming and fishing. It seems to have been closed since May this year, but the articles I'd read last night were written before that. It was still a nice hike, but it was very hot and a cool off at the end would have been nice!
To cool off, we instead drove back into North Chattanooga to the fountains at Coolidge Park.
We had a picnic beside the fountains and statues, and the kids had a blast.
After nap,we tried to go for a ride on the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, apparently the world's steepest railway (I feel like we've been at other places that made this same claim). Luckily, the ticket man gave us a heads up that it would be a 30 min wait at the bottom and 1 hour to get back down. We decided it wasn't worth the wait, so we got ice cream and watched the train instead.
Our hostel is in a trendy neighbourhood in South Chattanooga, and we have a dog park/ bar next door.
While I cooked dinner, Pat took the kids to the dog park to play games and watch the dogs play.
Pat is now off to the Chattanooga Lookouts minor league baseball game, and I'm hanging out at the hostel with a bunch of triathletes in town for tomorrow's race.We drive back to Atlanta in the morning.
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