Rock Running

Greetings! Over the years I’ve been running around Georgia’s big rock at Stone Mountain in races, while camping and during day trips. Recently, I had a wonderful new experience. As I was running back to the campground the sun was coming over the horizon. It’s radiance and the reflection from the lake bathed the mountain in a rosy hue. Rather than protruding grey granite, Georgia’s popular tourist destination resembled Australia’s sacred Uluru, commonly known as Ayers Rock.

We had a number of other delightful firsts during our weekend stay. Though we are not new to camping in a yurt, this was our first time to do so at Stone Mountain. In fact, the yurt we had was brand new. That was neat given Shannan and I have used the primitive sites for nearly twenty years. We also visited the quarry exhibit and for the first time went into the Evergreen Conference Center located on site. It’s very nice. Of course, we trekked up the mountain. That feels like a requirement of every visit. In addition, each day we enjoyed hikes on paths we have not used previously. Our favorite was the Song Bird Trail. It’s fabulous. The weather was perfect and the birds were singing.

Visit Stone Mountain. Run.

Tom