I did that with my son this past (July 4th) weekend... Site F at Stone Mountain State Park in NC. It was fantastic!Originally Posted by swampfox
It's hard to beat relaxing in a hammock next to running water. Stresses of life just go away...
I did that with my son this past (July 4th) weekend... Site F at Stone Mountain State Park in NC. It was fantastic!It's hard to beat relaxing in a hammock next to running water. Stresses of life just go away...
Yeah, isn't that a great site?
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
Very much so!Yeah, isn't that a great site?
On a related note... I was talking to a park employee as we were leaving yesterday. I told him how much we enjoyed our stay (it was our first at Stone Mt.). He asked which site we used, and I told him that it was site F. He asked me what I thought about "the bridge". It had rained the night before, so I told him that I was glad that they had put the wire mesh on the surface. It would have definitely been slippery otherwise. He told me that they were considering closing sites E & F permanently, because of the condition of the bridge at site E. He said that they couldn't get equipment in there to rebuild the bridge. Maybe we need to start a letter-writing campaign to ask them to find some way to fix the bridge. It would be a tragedy if they closed sites E and F permanently!
Yeah, let me know what I can do. I can write a pretty good letter and wouldn't mind doing so.
I wouldn't mind just stepping through the river there. Maybe some stepping stones would be better... it sure would be a huge loss to lose those sites.
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
I'm going to call the park office in the next day or so... to see if it's really true. I'll post back here with my findings.
Thank you!
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
I know we're off track of the original post BUT PLEASE let me know who to write/call to keep site E and F open at Stone MT. Those sites are great and I agree, I can walk through the water, jump stones whatever, no bridge needed for me. But I want those sites to stay open!
Yeah, we should start a new thread for this if action is required. Sorry to hijack this one.
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
OK, back to the original post...
KMACK,
Yes, hike the Foothills Trail. You'll have a great time, but the best time will not be in July or August.
Medicineman,
Talk your friend into meeting you at the top of Laurel Fork Falls. Here is a pic of one of the sites at the top. You won't have any trouble finding a place to hang.
You could stay at the tent camping area at Devil's Fork
In this pic, the water level was 20 ft. down. Now it is only 5 ft. down.
You will be blessed with this.
Last edited by swampfox; 07-06-2009 at 22:07. Reason: pictures didn't show up
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