Having lived in Greensboro for a year and a half before this year, I am so surprised I had never been to Hanging Rock State Park. In September 2014, soon after this past school year started my group of friends and I decided to drive out there and see what the hike was like. It is only about a 40 minute drive and the hike is great! The main trail is just over a mile and a half to the top and back, plus they have many other trails of different lengths and difficulties within the park.
The main trail is a relatively easy hike, there is a section with a lot of stairs which can be difficult on the legs, but all in all, very do-able for a beginner! Once you reach the top you are at the "hanging rock" and there is a great view of the foothills and in the distance you can see the beginning of the mountains. You can also see the city of Winston-Salem from the top which is pretty neat.
Growing up on the coast with flat land and water for as far as the eye can see, I never knew I enjoyed hiking until I hiked up Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, Scotland. I love that we have an awesome area to adventure right down the road from Greensboro. I've been a few times since that first trip in September and I even took a friend from home who came to visit. If you are ever in the Piedmont Triad area and want to have an outdoors adventure, I would definitely recommend Hanging Rock State Park!
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
I like Georgia!
In April, my boyfriend and I drove down to Atlanta, Georgia to see the Atlanta Braves home opener baseball game and visit some of Kenny's family that recently moved to the area. I had not been to a major league baseball game since 2008, so I was really excited to head down there, but not as excited as Kenny was, he's been a Braves fan since before he could walk!
The drive from Greensboro to Atlanta is about five hours, but when you stop a million times to grab food and caffeine and use the restroom, then factor in 5:00 rush hour, it takes much more than five hours! Ha! We made it to Turner Field and it looked like it was going to pour down rain, and by the time we had parked and made it into the stadium, it did just that. There was quite a lengthy rain delay, but once the game started we forgot all about the fact that we were quite wet. The Braves won against the NY Mets, and it was a great way to start the season.
We left the stadium and continued south to Kenny's cousins and went right to bed when we arrived. It was late - about 1:00 in the morning!!
The next day we got up and enjoyed breakfast and caught up with Leanna and Gracie before heading back into the city to go to the Georgia Aquarium. We ate lunch in the CNN Center, and now Kenny and I cannot wait to head back to Atlanta to actually tour the center. I had been to the aquarium once a long while ago, so it was so nice to go back and see it all again. I love the beluga whales!
We had a nice evening of jumping on the trampoline with the girls and playing fetch with Pete the dog in the lake!
The next morning we went to church with them before heading back to North Carolina. I'm so glad we got to take a road trip together as well as visit with Kenny's cousins. Since leaving Europe I've been missing taking adventures and traveling, and this is just what I needed! I found that I really liked Georgia, and I would love to visit Savannah one day. Let me know what your favorite things about Georgia are.
The drive from Greensboro to Atlanta is about five hours, but when you stop a million times to grab food and caffeine and use the restroom, then factor in 5:00 rush hour, it takes much more than five hours! Ha! We made it to Turner Field and it looked like it was going to pour down rain, and by the time we had parked and made it into the stadium, it did just that. There was quite a lengthy rain delay, but once the game started we forgot all about the fact that we were quite wet. The Braves won against the NY Mets, and it was a great way to start the season.
We left the stadium and continued south to Kenny's cousins and went right to bed when we arrived. It was late - about 1:00 in the morning!!
The next day we got up and enjoyed breakfast and caught up with Leanna and Gracie before heading back into the city to go to the Georgia Aquarium. We ate lunch in the CNN Center, and now Kenny and I cannot wait to head back to Atlanta to actually tour the center. I had been to the aquarium once a long while ago, so it was so nice to go back and see it all again. I love the beluga whales!
We had a nice evening of jumping on the trampoline with the girls and playing fetch with Pete the dog in the lake!
The next morning we went to church with them before heading back to North Carolina. I'm so glad we got to take a road trip together as well as visit with Kenny's cousins. Since leaving Europe I've been missing taking adventures and traveling, and this is just what I needed! I found that I really liked Georgia, and I would love to visit Savannah one day. Let me know what your favorite things about Georgia are.
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