We went out about 2 miles to Hebron Colony, a rock formation along the Boone Fork, also called Hebron Falls.
Sandy and I got engaged here about a year ago and it was great to visit again. Then we headed back and broke camp and left for one more spot. After leaving Price Lake, we headed to our last destination of the weekend - Stone Mountain State Park. The foliage was past peak in the Boone area, so further east and at lower elevations, we hoped the colors would be better. On the way, we stopped in Blowing Rock to get lunch at Six Pence Pub and also picked up some fresh Pink Lady apples. At the park, we parked at the picnic area, and hiked to the Stone Mountain Loop trail, first going right. We hiked up Stone Mountain and went out on the rock face for some spectacular views.
There were many turkey vultures circling overhead.
On one old tree on the edge of the mountain face, there were at least a dozen vultures waiting as the others scanned the landscape for food.
We turned around and headed back down to stop at Stone Mountain Falls, a 200-foot waterfall (along with the 200 feet of stairs to go down to and up from the base!). Then back to the car to make the trip back to Raleigh. Another great weekend of hiking and fall foliage.
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