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Out & About: Leave the living room behind this weekend

Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center is hosting a 40-minute presentation on the characteristics and benefits of bats. Participants then will carpool to Mapleview Day Use Area to see bats emerge from Nickajack Cave on Friday night.
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center is hosting a 40-minute presentation on the characteristics and benefits of bats. Participants then will carpool to Mapleview Day Use Area to see bats emerge from Nickajack Cave on Friday night. Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center is hosting a 40-minute presentation on the characteristics and benefits of bats. Participants then will carpool to Mapleview Day Use Area to see bats emerge from Nickajack Cave on Friday night.

Leisure

BAT TALK AND VIEWING – Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center, 400 Garden Road. Join naturalist Corey Hagen for 40-minute presentation on characteristics and benefits of bats, then carpool to Mapleview Day Use Area to see bats emerge from Nickajack Cave. RRANC members free, nonmembers $10 adults, $7 children. 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 16. 423-821-1160.

BATTLEFIELD BICYCLE TOURS – Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Free, 2.5-hour bicycle tours through battlefield led by Outdoor Chattanooga with rangers providing history of park. Ride is 4 miles on moderately hilly terrain; appropriate for ages 8 and older, children must be accompanied by an adult. Everyone must wear a helmet. 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 17. 423-752-5213.

BIKE COMMUTING 101 – Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St. Certified instructors teach rules of the road, safety and riding techniques to commute to work; followed by optional practice ride in good weather, bring helmet. 6 p.m. Monday, June 19. Registration required: 423-643-6888.

CHATTANOOGA GHOST TOURS – 432 Market St. Walking tours through downtown, ghost hunts through University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Citizens Cemetery. Adults $16.95, ages 12 and under $10. Tours 8:30 p.m. nightly by appointment. 423-821-7125.