Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock is a gorgeous state park in North Carolina.  We loved it so much - I can't believe it took us so long to get up there, and now we can't wait to go back and spend the weekend in the camper!  I actually just saw it mentioned in Travel and Leisure Magazine as possibly the best view in the US!  It is breathtaking and certainly hard to capture in photos, though we tried.

Down at the lower elevations, before the clouds moved out

Grady in front of "Grady's Animal Discovery Den" - Grady the Groundhog is their mascot :). 

The Great Woodland Adventure Trail was awesome - about .75 miles, easy, with lots of educational activities for the kids along the way

Pretending to be a turtle :). All the sculptural elements were done by local artists and many were beautifully done

Camille on a giant acorn

On a bear

Pretending to be raccoons

Up on a ledge

The view from near the top

At the top (well you can hike higher, but it is fairly strenuous - G and I want to try it next time!)

What an amazing place!  We definitely want to return to see more of the trails and to check out the super cute little town there.