Stone Mountain, GA

The day we checked in, there was a craft show within the park.  Hurray for me!  Many vendors showcased their wares along the tree-lined, paved pathways.  Not a little show and the crafts were very diverse.   Our campsite offered a view of the lake, and we watched the geese families take their stroll each day.  Another treat was to watch the delicate hummingbirds hover over the yellow flowers dipping in to get their full of nectar. 

Stone Mountain Park offers two eighteen-hole championship golf courses.  The Scenic Railway is a five-mile trip around the mountain and the surrounding areas.  It is also home to a historic village, trails, and pristine locations to picnic.  It offers a little bit of fun for everyone.

Our hike up the mountain was travesing over granite rocks and its reward was a view of the surrounding forest and a view of downtown Atlanta.  This mountain was once harvested for its granite.  7,645,700 cubic feet of granite were removed from the mountain, equating to one-foot-long paving stones stretching from the North Pole to the South Pole (12,444 miles)!  For those who don’t enjoy hiking and still want to see the view from the top, a ride on the Summit Skyride will leisurely take you to the top for a price.

Mitch rode the Marta train into Atlanta for the three days he worked.  This is the first time he is meeting his co-workers, and he has been with them for three years.  His train journey was about forty minutes dropping him off in downtown Atlanta at the office.  The station itself was about a twenty-five-minute ride from our campground.  The trains were not crowded, and the most viable explanation would be a result of Covid when many companies allowed their employees to continue to work from home.

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