Get Out
The latest Get Out coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Features section.
More in Get Out, page 75
-
It’s All Downhill
At points even walking the Gravity Nationals racecourse at Beech Mountain can be difficult. But those are the places most downhill mountain bikers would catch air as they push their limits on the narrow, mostly wooded track that traverses about a mile in less than 2 minutes and shaves off almost 850 vertical feet of elevation as it winds down to the finish line at the resort below.
-
Aerial Assault
Frisbee defines recreation. If you do it right, you hardly even have to move your feet - perfect for a lazy afternoon or in between classes. But there are many variations on the classic game that test your Frisbee finesse, and you can experience them all in Chattanooga.
-
Musically Challenged
When the Goo Goo Dolls take to the floating center stage at this year's Riverbend Festival they are almost guaranteed to play "Name," the smash hit that put them on the map in 1995.
-
Reviving Fallen Trees
A mass of warm, humid air rose and collided against a wall of higher, cooler air. The air masses wrestled in the lower atmosphere, whirled into a vortex, tilted upward and gave birth to a violent tornado. The twister ripped across Stringer's Ridge toppling trees like dominoes and snapping the trunks of grand hardwoods as if they were No. 2 pencils. Within 60 seconds, the peaceful, treefilled landscape of the ridgeline was torn asunder.
-
Sweat Inequity
In the months and years leading up to the 2012 London Olympic Games, athletes have fought to represent their respective nations. Some will be rewarded for their scrappiness and determination.
-
Into the Deep
As a boy, Homero Rivas II planned to live a wild life.
-
Ridgeline Reveal
From his office window on Manufacturers Road, Jeff Bartlett can see the four lushly wooded hilltops of Stringer's Ridge that rise just north of the North Shore cityscape.
-
Bent on Wandering
Wanderlust WON-der-luhst German, from wandern to wander + Lust
-
Cut Him Some Slack
Edward Yates is high.
-
Confessions of a First-Time Skier
Learning the Slopes