We wrote earlier in our travels about serendipity — stumbling into fun/beautiful/interesting places. Not surprisingly, we’ve happened on more of those in recent months. For example:

Who knew that Little Rock Arkansas was such a cycling city? The Sunday of Labor Day weekend (when it was NOT 100 degrees and humid), we took a fabulous 26 mile ride along the Arkansas River. Since that day was Chase’s birthday, we celebrated in his honor with a yummy brunch, as well!

In Chattanooga TN we found a couple of attractions that had all the warning signs of tourist traps. We mentioned Ruby Falls in our “chasing waterfalls” post — they appear to have bought up all of the billboards along the highway to Chattanooga (at least the ones not already purchased by law firms), and their graphics are very old-fashioned. We were pleasantly surprised to find a well-maintained building with lovely plantings, great views of Chattanooga, and of course, that waterfall! The views from Ruby Falls could not compare, however, to those we enjoyed as we took the Incline Railway (the “world’s steepest incline railway”) up Lookout Mountain. During our trip up, from the viewing platforms at the top, and from nearby Point Park, we could see for miles. We also learned some Civil War history along the way!

In between Oklahoma City and Colorado Springs, we made an overnight stop at Corral Drive-In RV Park in Guymon OK.  While Michele would really  like to redo their website for them, the park itself is lovely, with lots of character, including a flower bed edged by rows of bowling balls; restored old cars and wire sculptures; and the original movie screen! Sadly, they don’t show movies anymore.