Stone Mountain II

Stone Mountain II

June 18, 19 & 20
When we arrived here on Tuesday there were plenty of sites to choose from. On Thursday we began to see a few more RV’s, Pop-ups and tents – by Friday this place was packed. There was a constant flow of bicycles and tricycles buzzing up and down the campground roads. Oh, and dogs – it seems most of the veteran campers have at least one dog and they very in size. We figured the smaller campers have bigger dogs and the larger campers have several dogs. The people across from us have a pop-up camper and three small ankle biters. When evening fell this place was lit up with campfires. (Bud says it’s a good time to shut the windows and turn on the AC) The children walked around with their flashlights, little lanterns and flashing shoes. We can official call them “Weekend Warriors”, but I guess they say we aren’t “Real” campers in RVs. Buddy just returned from the shower with a smile on his face and a story about a Dad and his little boy – Evidently, the Dad got the little boy (Buddy said the boy was about waist high so I’m thinking he was about 3 or 4) anyway, the Dad got the little boy showered and proceeded to take his own shower and the boy decides he wants to go outside and check on a friend. The Dad said, “No, just stay here with me.” When Dad finishes his shower, the little boy wants to take another shower on the other side. Dad said, “No, that’s the women’s side.” The little boy says, “I like it on the women’s side.” Buddy thinks the kid will probably turn out ok.
We asked some local Rangers about a good place to eat. They told us about a place called Carol’s Restaurant. It took us two days to find it. All the roads in Traphill are named Traphill something or other. We tried out the restaurant on Friday when John’s sister and brother-in-law (Joanne & Jim) came to visit. Carol’s turned out to be a small, older, single wide mobile home. The place was packed, but we lucked out and got right in. It wasn’t much to look at; however, the food was good! We had a good visit with Joanne & Jim – we will meet up with them again in a couple of weeks.
Yesterday, while hiking we found a spot on the mountain that we thought would make a good photo at sunset. So, on Friday evening the four of us trekked back up the mountain and waited for the sun to set. (see photos)
We have done quite a bit of walking up and down the mountain this week, so we are hoping for some rain tomorrow (Good excuse to sleep in). *** Didn’t rain! But, I slept in anyway – Patsy got me up at 11:00 AM.

The pic of me was taken by John while I was trying to adjust our camera for a group shot.