Stone Mountain trails

Stone Mountain trails

Along with the hike up the mountain there are also multiple trails around the mountain. Anywhere from a half mile to 5 miles. Unless you’re Jim and Jamie, who get off track and end up accidentally wander off the trail. Then the 5 mile hike turns into a 7 mile hike. We needed the exercise anyway, lol.

One interesting exhibit is the 732-bell Carillon, which is a bunch of bells in a bell tower and played from an organ. This one started with 610 bells and later 122 were added. Hence the name, 732-bell Carillon. This was donated to the park by Coca Cola after being exhibited in the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City, which I supposedly went to but don’t remember. Mabel Sharp has been playing the Carillon for over 30 years on weekends. She’s 89 years old. During the week it’s played by recordings about once an hour or so.

The Carillon

A plaque for the Carillon
Where the organist plays from
A grist mill where grain is ground into flour built in 1869

A contrail, a rare sight these days of an almost complete shutdown of air travel
The Confederate memorial

A little amusement town built in the park

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