Hupps Adventure 3: East Coast trip Days 33 to 36

Day 33,
Left Creekwood Farm RV Park, Waynesvill, North Carolina (outside Ashville) and began driving to Stone Mountain near Atlanta Georgia. Along the way, we came across a Toll Road sign that was displaying prices that we could not believe. Maybe Orange County should make better use of the money they charge. All of the freeways and rest stops we encountered on our trip (not including California) were very well maintained, very modern and clean.

Outrageous Prices

Beautiful tree near Stone Mountain, Sue believes it a Dogwood Tree.

Close up of the flowers

Our home for the next few days

Found this beauty standing proud near our camp site. Turkey Vulture? Must be waiting for something to die!

Wall-E doesn't stand a chance with Ellie getting the ball. The ball is above and behind her.

Ellie getting some air chasing the ball

Day 34,

Got up early and headed out to explore Stone Mountain. Stone Mountain is the largest monolithic granite dome in the world. The carving on the mountain were proposed in 1912. After numerous starts and stops and numerous designs, the carving seen today was not finished until 1972.

The size of it is deceiving, as it looks a lot smaller than it actually is. The carving is 90' by 190'. the relief cut into the mountain around the carving covers 3 acres. The lake at the base of the mountain is actually the same size as the carving and the relief.

The carving depicts three figures of the Confederate States of America: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis.

The carvings are so large that workers could duck into the ear or mouth of the horses to avoid the rain.

Very Detailed

Looking down at our RV camp site from the top

Its amazing anything can grow out of solid granite

Can you say root bound

Day 35,

Left our retreat at Stone Mountain and began driving to Huntsville Alabama to visit the Space and Rocket Center. We spent the night at a nice Walmart Supercenter in Gardendale Alabama.

Day 36,

Arrived at the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center for our rocket and space education.

Now I know this type of museum isn't everyone's cup of tea but for me its the ultimate experience.

Sue was such a trooper to explore the entire Space Center with me.

We watched 2 IMAX movies on a domed screen on topics from the Space Shuttle to Hubble Space Telescope to the Stars & Galaxies beyond. It was awesome.

They had a large amount of rockets from the early beginnings of our space program to the largest rocket we have ever built and launched, the Saturn 5.

Words can not describe the size of the Saturn 5. It is immense. Sue is standing next to one of the 5 first stage rocket motors on the Saturn 5. And this is just the first of 3 stages of this rocket.