Re: [RC] [RC] ride locations, found the one I was looking for - Laurie DurginWhen I lived there they all lived on 'Sand mountain'(mooshiners etc., my husband got invited to go to a meeting with the landlords son, turned out it was a KKK meeting. He declined to join.) And we thought all the ?Dr. s and Lawyers lived on Lookout Mountain. :} Or actually it was all the Professors.From: rides2far@xxxxxxxx>Actually Truman, That ride was right beside Signal Mountain on "Suck Creek Mountain". A much more interesting name don't you think? It was named after "The Big Suck" a whirlpool in the Tennessee River and as ride manager I think rather than research it I made up a nice Indian legend about that name. >eg< The difference is that all the doctors & lawyers in Chattanooga live on Signal Mtn. All the car theives and moonshiners live on Suck Creek Mtn. It's also the home of "Insurance Bluff" a good place to go look for your stolen/stripped vehicle. I used to "white Knuckle " Monteagel going back and forth to college. I had to stay at the Holiday inn one year ,as it snowed before we could go down ,they closed the road. I remember when it was two lane, with boulders freshly fallen. My mom once came to visit , and used a runaway truck ramp , never did get the rattle out of that car, rocks in the frame :}Lisa, is it possible you pulled up the "W" road onto Signal Mountain> Since we're discussing my neighborhood anyway, I'll tell you "McDonald" is a suburb of Chattanooga and just happens to be where June Parson the ride manager lives. Monteagle, where the ride will be was once one of the deadliest mountains in the country for semi's but it's been improved so much during the years it's not even close to being my least favorite. The road now has a very long gradual decent and there are multiple run away truck ramps. It's not a place I even worry about my brakes smelling any more. Course now it's a nice easy drive, can coast it down and not even use your brakes.At least lnow , you and the car behind you still have brakes at the bottom. >VBG<
Always wanted to live on Monteagle, very pretty and used to be no one there.What a nice place for a ride, if they hold it next year and Rascal is on his feet again I 'd love to try it. Laure/Rascal who now comes running for dinner I don't believe the trail will go down the mountain anywhere so I'd expect wooded, rolling terrain. Probably short climbs but no mountain. I haven't been up to the Boy Scout camp yet though it's probably less than 2 hrs. from my house. They tell me it's going to be a good ride though. June is a very "no foolishness" kind of ride manager and you can bet it'll be measured accurately and marked well. Both major considerations on a first time event. Now...if I can just come up with a horse to ride in it. :-P _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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