Thursday, April 17, 2008

Urban Dare

I participated in my own mini Great Race! Everyone should check out the website (urbandare.com) and try it when it is in your city. Team Optimist did not win, but we had a blast… here are some samples of our clues: 1.This Georgian put his John Hancock on the Declaration of Independence. Get your picture with the building at Georgia Tech that bears his name. 2. Get your picture with the statue Emerging by Mark Smith. 3. Go to the park with the statue of Baron Pierre de Coubertin and get your picture with the brick that says Amanda Snyder God Bless All. 4. This animal travels the farthest of any land-based mammal. The North America one can travel as much as 5,000 kilometers a year. Go to the coffee shop of this name near Piedmont Park for your trivia dare.

Bonus. Get your picture with someone wearing a Varsity hat.….There were 13 clues in all, some just involved a picture and others “dares.” Due to the weather, however, some of the dares were replaced with only pictures. The rules included walking/running and public transportation (bus and train only). It took me and P about 4 hours to finish – not first but not last! I was exhausted when we were done, but I would definitely do it again!

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Caving!

This past Saturday, I went caving with a group from a local outdoor club. We got up bright and early to drive to Chattanooga in the pouring rain and then geared up at Raccoon Mountain. It was actually nice to know that we were leaving a rainy day to go underground. If it had been pretty and sunny, I might have felt like we were wasting the day. We spent about three hours in the cave, descending to about 195 feet below the surface. It was fun and not too strenuous… And what trip would be complete without a good food afterward. My friend P and I stopped for lunch in downtown Chattanooga. It is hard to believe that only 20 years ago, Chattanooga was named the most polluted city in the US. Now the riverfront area is amazing. It is definitely a place to stop if you are in the area. We got ice cream at B&J’s. I haven’t been there in years but the smell when you walked in was unmistakable! Saturday night, I got back just in time for more good food with mom, dad, g-ma, Aunt K, and Rolan and his wife. It was a good visit, but I slept hard after such a long day!!