We hiked Stone Mountain State Park as part of our adventures with completing the North Carolina State Park Passport Program. After an early morning visit to the park's Widow's Falls and the previous day's hiking at Hanging Rock State Park we decided we could go for a bit more. We headed out on the Stone … Continue reading Stone Mountain State Park – Stone Mountain Loop Trail
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Stone Mountain State Park – Widows Falls
We visited Stone Mountain State Park this weekend as part of the North Carolina State Park Passport program. When we arrived Sunday morning we were met by a park ranger who told me that the visitor center was closed that day but she would be happy to answer any questions that we had before we … Continue reading Stone Mountain State Park – Widows Falls
Horne Creek Farm – Pilot Mountain State Park
After visiting Hanging Rock State Park we decided to head over to Pilot Mountain State Park for a few hours before going to the hotel for the evening. Instead......the GPS took us to this place - Horne Creek Living Historical Farm which is surrounded by the State Park but is not in fact, the Pilot … Continue reading Horne Creek Farm – Pilot Mountain State Park
Hanging Rock State Park
As part of our NC State Park Passport Adventures and my general love for hiking we took a trip to the mountains this past weekend. We arrived at Hanging Rock State Park at around 7:30 am on Saturday and decided that the only way we would make it up the Hanging Rock Trail was to … Continue reading Hanging Rock State Park
Morrow Mountain State Park
I know. I know. It's been awhile. Honestly, you haven't missed much, with summer coming to an end and school starting for the girls we have been almost too busy to do anything else. This past weekend we checked another state park off the list for the North Carolina State Park Passport program - Morrow … Continue reading Morrow Mountain State Park
Exploring Mount Battie – Camden Hills State Park
The next place on our trip was Camden Hills State Park and Mount Battie. We only spent an hour or so here (the weather again...) but I would love to go back here someday and explore further. You can drive right to the top of the summit almost and park - which was fabulous for … Continue reading Exploring Mount Battie – Camden Hills State Park