My baby girl came home today! She has been in Greenville, S.C. visiting her best friend. I met her best friend's mother on the other side of Atlanta (about halfway for both of us). Hubby and son were with me. We picked the girls up and headed to Stone Mountain Park in Georgia. It is not even officially summer yet and it was as hot as Hades! We only got out once because the heat was so unbearable. The rest of the time we chose to view everything from the comfort of the truck with the AC wide open! We didn't get to do everything, as time was of the essence because I had to be back home in time to work tonight. We do plan to go back again, perhaps after the weather gets cooler in Autumn.
Coke anyone? The Coca-Cola plant is in Atlanta. Did you know that? I have heard it is a very interesting place to tour.
ATLANTA SKYLINE
ATLANTA SKYLINE
MORE ATLANTA SKYLINE.
STILL MORE ATLANTA SKYLINE.
COVERED BRIDGE: Back in the horse and buggy days, robbers would hide up in the rafters and spring on unsuspecting victims.
View of Venable Lake from Covered Bridge.
View of Venable Lake from other side of covered bridge.
A lone mallard on Venable Lake.
Hard to believe looking at this very serene pic that is was about 100 degrees today!~
Historical marker giving history of covered bridge.
Hubby took pic of son taking a pic, lol. He is standing in front of MY truck. I am nice sometimes and let Hubby drive it. Hee..........
Riverboat on Venable Lake.
Two boats.
Hubby-you can see part of Stone Mountain in the background.
Self Explanatory.
Entry to Quarry Exhibit.
Marker telling history of Railroad.
Path to Quarry Exhibit.
CJ AND ALLY.
GRANITE PATH AT BASE OF MOUNTAIN NEAR QUARRY EXHIBIT.
Sign says Stone Mountain Granite Company. Shed has a display of antique tools.
Markers all tell about history of the rock quarry.
Part of the mountain. ::cough:: Daughter says hill, lol.
The view of shed that has antique tools.
STONE MOUNTAIN LAKE.
GRIST MILL.
WATER WHEEL.
LEAVING PARK. ::SIGH:: There was more I wanted photos of, but the heat had made everybody ill, everyone else wanted to go on home, so I was outnumbered. We plan to go again after the weather cools off in a few months.
Two very tired best friends. It was a long day for them because they came in all the way from Greenville.
There is an etching in the side of Stone Mountain I wanted to get a picture of. It depicts three Confederate heroes of the Civil War, President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee and General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. For more info, go here:
My son took pics also. He is going to upload them and email them to me. I will post some of those as soon as I get them. His camera is much newer than mine, so I am sure his photos turned out much better.
Blessings!~
Susan
14 comments:
Very beautiful area. I love the pictures. It looks like a fun place to tour. I would love to go to the coca cola plant. Too bad you couldnt stay longer. The girls definately seem tired. Traveling does that to me instantly. I hope your shoulders are feeling better tonight.
Hugs,
Ann
I know it will mean a lot to you having your daughter home for awhile. Glad you all were able to get out and have an enjoyable time together, despite the heat. ;o) - B arbara
Aww that last picture was just adorable. Reminds me of me and my best friend when we were in high school. Now we both have three kids and NO time to do anything :( Tell them to enjoy their teen years while they can! I loved all your pictures! For some reason I was not getting alerts from you and this one showed up...when I looked back there were SEVERAL of your entries I did not even see! I will have to go back and check them out! Have a great day today.
Your pictures are great. I loved that covered bridge and the grist mill and water wheel. Have a good Sunday. Helen
I enjoyed your photos! I've never been to Stone Mountain before but always wanted to; the pics are so pretty!
I've visited the coca-cola plant before, it's a pretty neat place to visit.
Your daughter and her best friend are so cute! Reminds me of the years my bff and I were their age; we did everything together. Those are the good times! =)
thanks for sharing your photos with us!
good gravy - 100? blech... C and Ally look thrilled....LOL
~Amy
I enjoyed the photos and the tour from the comfort of my home (minus any heat).
I'd have called that a hill not a mountain myself ... LOL, one person's mountain another persons hill. :-)
Thanks for sending out the alerts, hopefully they get this straightened out soon. I'm getting alerts for two journals and that's it!
Monica
Susan I loved your pictures the covered bridge ~ could just imagine those robbers hiding in the rafters waiting for unsuspecting travellers ~ then robbing them ~ CJ and Ally look worn out sitting in the back of the car ~ but I bet they had a lot of fun together ~ Ally x
Thanks for the update, I do hope you get to move to South Carolina. I know you'd like a new beginning!Stone Mountain looks a great place to visit and CJ and Ally look plum tuckered in the back of the car! Jeannette xx http://journals.aol.co.uk/jlocorriere05/Welcometomytravels/
Stone Mountain is great. I've been there once with the MIL and it is a very fun place to be. Looks like the girls had a great time, and got tuckered out from all the excitement.
Greg
Thanks for taking me along!
Great photos. Hopefully I will get to visit Altlanta one day.
Your pictures are great!
What a beautiful outing....
I love covered bridges and the water wheel and the lake....
and I want to go to the Coke factory!
Linda :)
Hi Susan,
Stone Mt is nice there is alot to do there so I hope you get to go back. We took a trip there a few years ago and end up with season passes that year so we went back few times. They have a leaser show at night that is real good.
I have missed you my couputer has been down
Terrie
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