We followed the highway the rest of the way up through North Carolina to Stone Mountain State Park and prepared for our hike. It was a warm day but I was ready to get on top of it.
After a bit of an uphill hike with some switchbacks and various foliage, we came out to a really nice view and large exposed rock that made up a big ledge atop the mountain.
We continued our hike up, partly on woods trails and other parts walking across the face of the rock. At the top we had an awesome view of the valley and straight down if you looked over the edge. I walked down to the edge as close as I could go relatively safely. I just sat there for a while as Alex lay out on the hot rocks to have a nap.
We had a little snack and then continued the hike down around the other side. This was a less fun experience as there were tons of stairs to walk down. The views were still very nice and it was nice to get a look at where we had come from when we reached the bottom. We had just been straight up there looking down at this spot.
We had to follow the trail back up since we had parked at a middle parking lot on the loop and after much more uphill walking we came to several waterfalls. The first was not noteworthy but this one was really nice. I like that it's not what I pictured. We sat there for a while in the shade enjoying the view before tackling even more stairs upward this time. Not a fan of the ending, but I'd say it was definitely worth it.
With no plans of what to do, Alex suggested we get food and find a nice spot to watch sunset. I thought it was a great idea and we got food from a market and found this golf course to sit under a big tree and watch the sun go down as people teed off and putted right up to our spot. A nice way to end the day.
We spent a few more hours driving into and through Virginia until we found a suitable (ish) campsite. It was actually really creepy and insanely dark. To add to it, none of the sites were flat or relatively suitable for putting up a tent. We finally decided on a small patch of ground held up by wooden beams that was level but lumpy. It beat the alternative and we quickly got the tent up and got to sleep early.
We followed the highway the rest of the way up through North Carolina to Stone Mountain State Park and prepared for our hike. It was a warm day but I was ready to get on top of it.
After a bit of an uphill hike with some switchbacks and various foliage, we came out to a really nice view and large exposed rock that made up a big ledge atop the mountain.
We continued our hike up, partly on woods trails and other parts walking across the face of the rock. At the top we had an awesome view of the valley and straight down if you looked over the edge. I walked down to the edge as close as I could go relatively safely. I just sat there for a while as Alex lay out on the hot rocks to have a nap.
We had a little snack and then continued the hike down around the other side. This was a less fun experience as there were tons of stairs to walk down. The views were still very nice and it was nice to get a look at where we had come from when we reached the bottom. We had just been straight up there looking down at this spot.
We had to follow the trail back up since we had parked at a middle parking lot on the loop and after much more uphill walking we came to several waterfalls. The first was not noteworthy but this one was really nice. I like that it's not what I pictured. We sat there for a while in the shade enjoying the view before tackling even more stairs upward this time. Not a fan of the ending, but I'd say it was definitely worth it.
With no plans of what to do, Alex suggested we get food and find a nice spot to watch sunset. I thought it was a great idea and we got food from a market and found this golf course to sit under a big tree and watch the sun go down as people teed off and putted right up to our spot. A nice way to end the day.
We spent a few more hours driving into and through Virginia until we found a suitable (ish) campsite. It was actually really creepy and insanely dark. To add to it, none of the sites were flat or relatively suitable for putting up a tent. We finally decided on a small patch of ground held up by wooden beams that was level but lumpy. It beat the alternative and we quickly got the tent up and got to sleep early.
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