Looking Out From the Garage

Photo Friday... Hiking in the Sky

Skyhike at Stone Mountain Park
Testing his fear of heights...

This is the new thing.  Each Friday, I will feature a photo.  Many will be local.  Some may be real estate related.  Others will be definately not local, and might not be related to real estate.  Cars, people, vacation, homes, garages, tools... fun times.  Just about anything might make the cut.

Since Flashback Friday and Wayback Wednesday have been highlighting posts from 1 and 2 years ago, I have covered posts for the last several years.  Wayback Wednesday will continue, and will feature posts from either one or two years ago that week.

Sky Hike at Stone Mountain Park

Ropes courses are nothing new.  And this one is pretty cool.  There are three levels.  The lowest level is around 12'-15' off the ground.  Each of the next two levels is about 12' higher.  It might not seem that way when you are standing on the ground, but it is pretty high by the time you get up to the third level.

Sky Hike at Stone Mountain Park
Image by lane.bailey via Flickr

And those seemingly simple obstacles are much more difficult when you are standing precariously on a rope 30' in the air.

While we were getting our Annual Passes, we could see the Sky Hike out of the window of the Pass photo booth.  I have to admit that I was laughing pretty hard at some of the people that were up on the course.  A few minutes later, I am sure that there were folks in the same place laughing at me.

Sky Hike is included in the Mountain Membership, or the One Day Adventure Pass.  There is also an option for getting JUST the Sky Hike.  I recommend getting a Mountain Membership if you live in the area.  I also recommend getting an Annual Parking Pass ($20) for at least one of your family vehicles, as there are numerous free events for the family at the park... and the $35/year is WAY better than paying $10 to park there for the day... it's just $20 for the annual parking pass if you are a Mountain Member, too.

And while you are there, you might as well ride a Duck...

If you follow me on Foursquare, you'll know when I am at the park for a walk around the mountain (nice 5 mile hike).

Here is the website for Stone Mountain Park.

 

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3 comments • Lane Bailey - REALTOR & Car Guy • January 07 2011 10:07PM

Stone Mountain Park Animal Planet Summer Adventure

If you haven't made it over to Stone Mountain Park lately, I would recommend a trip.  This summer, through August 5th, they are hosting the Animal Planet Summer Adventure.  It's pretty cool if you are into animals.  My family is definitely an animal family.  We packed up and made the seven minute trip (are we there yet?... yes) last Saturday. 

Normally we try to avoid going there on the weekend, but because of the show schedules, to see what we wanted we needed to go on the weekend.  There are some cool shows, so it was worth it.  We saw the Hog Wild Revue (... yep, it's pigs... doing tricks), Animal Encounters (you get to ?pet? a few different types of animals, like an armadillo, snake, hedgehog, etc.), Extreme Parrots (talk about flying low over the seats... keep your mouth shut), and Wonders of Nature (the flying squirrel only performs at the 2:00 and 6:00 shows).  We didn't see All the King's Horses, but we had been to Medieval Times a few weeks earlier, and they have a similar demonstration.  We also took a lap around the mountain on the train, and took the Skyride to the top of the mountain.  

We live pretty close, and manage to go to SMP every week or two, but normally it is to play on the playground, or walk around the mountain.  My son also likes watching the DUKWs (pronounced ducks).  He's three, but I like to watch them, too.  Oddly, I'm a car guy and in 18 years living in the area I've never managed to get to the car museum at the park.  

As a little extra info, you can buy the "All Attractions Pass" at Kroger for $20 + tax instead of $24 + tax at the park.  Kids are $16 instead of $19 (+ tax on both).  The Animal Planet Summer Adventure is included with the AAP.

Have fun! 

 

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0 comments • Lane Bailey - REALTOR & Car Guy • July 18 2007 07:19PM