Bob Yankle wrote:
Several months ago I posted some photos from the Blue Ridge Parkway. One of the commenters asked if I had ever visited Stone Mountain State Park in NC as it was only a "stones throw" (pun intended) from the BRP. At that time, I hadn't. Yesterday my wife and I took a "daycation" (any interesting attraction where we can make the round trip in a single day) and visited the state park. Wonderful weather - overcast (hooray!, no harsh shadows) and the temperature only got up to 66 (my kind of "hiking" weather, especially when trudging behind a rollator).
Stone mountain is granite igneous rock, also called a puton - a phrase I was unfamiliar with before visiting the park. Probably more than the mountain itself, I enjoyed the various creeks and waterfalls that were easily accessible from the park road. Getting lost on the way home only added spice to our adventure.
Several months ago I posted some photos from the B... (
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