What an impossibly beautiful day. We had for our trek up Lookout Mountain starting at the historic Craven’s House. A cloudless sky with just a little nip in the air and low humidity, it felt more like April than almost July. We started with a steep climb up the Morning Glory Trail and were pleasantly surprised that the trail was in good shape with very little encroaching vegetation for late June. Approaching Point Park, some chose to accept the challenge of the long, steep steps to take in the sweeping view from the crest of the mountain. After a brief peek into history at the museum, we returned to just below the rock bluff down to the Bluff Trail and on out to Sunset Rock, passing a lone rock climber along the way. A few hearty souls chose to follow the short side trail to take in the view of Lookout Valley from the top of Sunset Rock.
Rather than returning down the Gum Springs trail, which is very steep with rolling rocks, we chose to retrace our steps about a half mile back to the intersection of the Craven’s House Trail. From there it was just a little over a half mile back to our cars. Having worked up an appetite, we capped off the morning with lunch on the patio of Mojo Burrito gazing back up to the top of the mountain we had just traversed. I would rate this hike as difficult. If you would like to see some very nice pictures, click here. Please note that the first picture is actually a video.