Happy Birthday, Joel! In continuing my effort to blog everyday (I hope I can keep it up most days!), I must share with you our adventure for today!
Today is Joel's 43rd birthday! (Yeah, he's officially, numerically older than me!) He's desire was to be outside and get "hot and sweaty" and to "push ourselves to our physical limits!" We accomplished one of those goals in full, but the latter was an effort. At a temperature of 93 degrees and a high humidity, just a walk outside the door met the first goal. The second was tried at the new "Sky Hike" at Stone Mountain Park. As a participant, you don a harness and attach yourselves to a track by rope. After this initial requirement, you must step out onto various width planks, tight wires or ropes, swinging bridges and the like to cross from one platform to another. It's a great test of your skill, especially if you try crossing without using your hands! There are three skill levels, however only the "easy" level is open; that would be the level closest to the ground at approximately 12 feet. We can't wait for the highest one to open at around 48 feet off the ground! Fun, fun, fun!
It was a fabulous afternoon, and after dreading the crowds of a hectic Saturday at the park, I was surprised and quickly reminded that it was only Tuesday when we were greeted by an empty parking lot! There were so few people at the park, we almost felt as if we had it all to ourselves. Stone Mountain Park is a superb place and one of our favorites in Atlanta. We hold annual passes because the park offers so many activities year-round. We didn't climb the mountain today, but we do on most visits. If you have never visited the park, we encourage you to come see us, and we'll be happy to be your guide!
Now I must get back to the birthday boy, as you all know how much attention he likes, especially on his day!!! We've already indulged in birthday cake from Publix (his favorite), so we must see what the rest of the evening holds! Hope you all enjoy your evening!
Today is Joel's 43rd birthday! (Yeah, he's officially, numerically older than me!) He's desire was to be outside and get "hot and sweaty" and to "push ourselves to our physical limits!" We accomplished one of those goals in full, but the latter was an effort. At a temperature of 93 degrees and a high humidity, just a walk outside the door met the first goal. The second was tried at the new "Sky Hike" at Stone Mountain Park. As a participant, you don a harness and attach yourselves to a track by rope. After this initial requirement, you must step out onto various width planks, tight wires or ropes, swinging bridges and the like to cross from one platform to another. It's a great test of your skill, especially if you try crossing without using your hands! There are three skill levels, however only the "easy" level is open; that would be the level closest to the ground at approximately 12 feet. We can't wait for the highest one to open at around 48 feet off the ground! Fun, fun, fun!
It was a fabulous afternoon, and after dreading the crowds of a hectic Saturday at the park, I was surprised and quickly reminded that it was only Tuesday when we were greeted by an empty parking lot! There were so few people at the park, we almost felt as if we had it all to ourselves. Stone Mountain Park is a superb place and one of our favorites in Atlanta. We hold annual passes because the park offers so many activities year-round. We didn't climb the mountain today, but we do on most visits. If you have never visited the park, we encourage you to come see us, and we'll be happy to be your guide!
Now I must get back to the birthday boy, as you all know how much attention he likes, especially on his day!!! We've already indulged in birthday cake from Publix (his favorite), so we must see what the rest of the evening holds! Hope you all enjoy your evening!
2 comments:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOEL!!!
Happy Birthday, Fly boy!
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