Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Day 4 (Monday June 28th) Stone Mountain, GA


We got into Stone Mountain, Georgia last night in time to set up and take the shuttle over to watch the laser show. They use animated lasers and project pictures onto the side of the mountain as music plays and fireworks go off. They guys loved the show!


Today, we drove over to the amusement portion of the park. The first thing the guys wanted to do was called Sky Hike. It was a three story tall ropes course where you're locked into a harness in case you fall. It really helped to develop the guys' confidence in their balance. There was also a 40 ft. climbing wall for adults. Both boys had to try that before they realized there was a children's climbing wall. John tried the "expert" wall and made it more than half the way up before rain slickened handholds made him slip off. The big surprise was Jake making it to the top of the adult-beginner's wall. Tyler didn't do as well and we moved on to other attractions. Later on, we found the beginners climbing wall which the boys decided to race each other on. It was very close but Tyler won by about a second. It looks like we might have some climbers on our hands.

We took the gondola to the top of Stone Mountain and got a closer view of the stone carving on the way up. From the top of the mountain, we had an excellent view of the immediate area and could even see Atlanta, 45 miles away. There was a trail that hikers used to hike up/down the mountain that the boys wanted to take but the temperature and humidity was just too high so we opted for a return ride on the gondola.

We watched a glass-blower make flowers and a candle holder. The guys were fascinated. After dinner and a swim in the pool, we returned to the park to ride an old train that makes a 7-mile circle around the base of the mountain. It was relaxing and provided some wonderful views of the mountain in the light of the setting sun.

Instead of staying to watch the laser show again, we decided to return to the campsite and watch a movie. Since we don't need to check out until noon tomorrow we stayed up late for the movie. In the morning, we'll have a relaxing breakfast and head for Greenville, Alabama.

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