Stone Mountain-Atlanta Day 2

My first excursion in Atlanta was not actually in Atlanta. Julie, Leah, and I took a short trip to Stone Mountain. It is about 10 miles east of Atlanta. We had googled information and knew we had to find a Kroger to get discount tickets. We decided to chance finding a Kroger along the way. Lucky for us we found a Kroger and saved 2 bucks! Luck was on our side all day. We got a prime parking spot and walked right into the ropes course area. Who knew that people wait hours to do this. Julie, Leah, and I basically walked right in. Leah did the baby course

From Stone Mountain

From Stone Mountain

From Stone Mountain

while I did the 44 inch and taller course.







It was fun!

After the ropes course we just happened to walk to the little "town" to the glassblower. He just happened to be starting a demonstration.



After we watched him turn a blob into a beautiful vase we headed for the choo choo! Leah was really excited since she has a sudden fascination with trains. Again we basically walked right on to the train with no wait. It was a 30 minute slow ride around the mountain. They have a fake town and you listen to music with the word vacation, summer, or train in it while you chug along.




Next stop was lunch. We packed a picnic but ate inside because it is Hotlanta. After lunch we walked up hill to the gondola. Here we visited a gift store while waiting for the gondola to reopen. It was on lunch break. Leah was excited to find her name on a keychain and mug. She also liked playing with the toys. She wanted a huge sucker but I told her it was sucker tree just for looks. What a sucker! LOL! How long will that work?

The gondola up was hot but quick and then it was hiking time. You can walk on top this large piece of granite. it almost feels like you are on top of a volcano because there are craters. You can hike up or down for 1.3 miles but it was not the right temperature for that. Leah loved hiking. She especially loved the dirt she could find in the craters. It was neat to see the skyline of Atlanta and Buckhead. You'd think it would be cool since you a good ways up but nope it was even hotter since we were closer to the sun!







Back down the gondola we went and then stopped quickly in the museum before having some soft serve ice cream. Then it was time to leave in order for a nap to be taken. We did a lot of stuff but Leah needed her rest so we missed story time, a 4-D movie, duck tour, paddleboats, hiking, fishing, and a few other shops. That will be for next time.


After rest time and dinner we went back to Stone Mountain for its 9:30 Laserlight Show. We had heard it would have a confederate theme to it which it did slightly. You could tell who they were cheering for during the Civil War! The music and lasers were great. There were even a few fireworks in the mix. I highly recommend seeing this show.