We continued from there across the state line from Virginia into North Carolina. We stopped at Little Glade Mill Pond. We walked around it to give our legs a good stretch.
We hadn’t walked enough, so we followed the creek that fed into it for a short distance.
We got back into the motor home and continued south on the Parkway. This house set off by itself certainly had a good view,
We saw this unusual sight – bare rock surrounded by lush forest. No sign of a forest fire. Perhaps there was a coal deposit underground that had caught fire, making the ground above it too hot to support life? I’ve heard of that, and this was coal country.
Our next stop was the Berringer Cabin.
Then we found out Doughton Park Campground at MM243, where we had intended to camp, was closed. So we backtracked 11 miles and got off the Parkway to drive to Stone Mountain State Park. It was a winding twisty way to get there as it was deep in the mountains. They were full, but the park ranger directed us to a private campground. To get there we had to drive all the way through the park, another nice drive. We got a site at Stone Cedar, a small place just outside the park at the foot of a mountain next to a fast-running stream. Beautiful. After dinner I had a fire and sat out until it was pitch black.
Next American Location 12: Stone Mountain State Park, North Carolina
From the North Rim 