The Lookout Mountain Valley on a summer day. A series of great, undiscovered driving roads run through the valley and the foothills. (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
The glider launch ramp at Lookout Mountain, along Route 189 near Rising Fawn, Georgia (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
The north end of Creek Road, in the Lookout Mountain Valley. Smooth curves and nearly non-existent traffic make it ideal for driving - and cycling. (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
Sarah Chapel Road, off Route 11 in the Lookout Mountain Valley near Trenton, Georgia (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
Creek Road, in the Lookout Mountain Valley near Wildwood, Georgia (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
Creek Road, in the Lookout Mountain Valley near Wildwood, Georgia. (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
Trees flowering in early spring along Creek Road, in the Lookout Mountain Valley near Wildwood, Georgia (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
Along Lookout Mountain Scenic Parkway on top of Lookout Mountain, Georgia (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
Lotus Exige on Brow Lake Road, off Route 189 in Lookout Mountain, Georgia (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
Lotus Exige on Brow Lake Road, off Route 189 in Lookout Mountain, Georgia (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
Heading north on Creek Road, just west of Burkhalters Gap in the Lookout Mountain Valley. (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
Along the Ochs Highway, a winding mountain road that takes you from the Chattanooga suburb of St. Elmo to the top of Lookout Mountain. (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)
Along the Ochs Highway, a winding mountain road that takes you from the Chattanooga suburb of St. Elmo to the top of Lookout Mountain. (Peter Cheney/The Globe and Mail)