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Hanging Rock State Park Danbury, NC

Road Trip #362 - NC-8 South - North Carolina State Line through Danbury

We cross the state line from Virginia into North Carolina. We pass through the unincorporated community of Lawsonville, and then merge with State Highway 89. We conclude after passing through the city of Danbury.

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Upper Cascades Falls at Hanging Rock State Park in Danbury, NC #waterfall #danbury #nc #northcarolina #hangingrockstatepark #fall #fallleaves #ncstateparks #landscapephotography #landscape_lovers #landscape #uppercascadesfalls #outdoorphotography Follow me on Instagram at vwdoc (at Hanging Rock State Park)

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Road Trip #363 - NC-8 South - Danbury to Germanton, North Carolina

We continue down this winding highway through scenic North Carolina beginning in Danbury and ending in Germanton.

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“May God grant you always…A sunbeam to warm you, a moonbeam to charm you, a sheltering Angel so nothing can harm you. Laughter to cheer you. Faithful friends near you. And whenever you pray, Heaven to hear you.” An Irish Blessing royricephotography.com / Canon EOS 7D/ 11-18mm #hangingrockstatepark #hangingrock #danbury #northcarolina #nc #northcarolinaphotographer #hiking #adventurer #explorer #wanderlust #camper #mooresknob #royricephotography #Canon7D #Tamron #walk #seek #find #happiness #notesfromtheroad (at Hanging Rock State Park)

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Bottom of Lower Cascades Falls, Danbury, NC http://bit.ly/2QFpSzu

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#7 - Hanging Rock State Park - 5/6/2023

Stokes County / 1790 Hanging Rock Park Road, Danbury, NC 27016/ GPS: 36.4119, -80.2541 ..... PARK MAP

Fast Facts: 30 miles north of Winston Salem, this 9,011-acre state park is slightly west of Danbury NC, the county seat of Stokes County. It's located in the Sauratown Mountain range made up of monadnocks that are separated by the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. The highest point in this state park as well as the aforementioned range is Moore's Knob which rises to 2,759 feet above sea level. In 1936, the first 3,096 acres were donated to establish the park. Additional land acquisitions in the 1970s added the Lower Cascades and the infamous Tory's Den, a rock outcropping rumored to hide British Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. A final land acquisition in 2000 added the Flat Shoals Mountain. The Hanging Rock State Park Bathhouse was added to the National Register of Historic places in 1991.

Trail(s): Moores Wall Loop Trail - 4.86 miles / 2:20:31 - AllTrails + Strava

Hike Buddies: Dave Townsend

Hike Conditions: sunny, mid 50s at the start.

Comments: Located about 97 miles from the house, it took us about 1 hour 30 min to get there. I picked Dave up just after 7a and we were on the trail just after 8:30a. Dave purposely carried a heavy pack as he was/is in training for a massive 4-day, 54 mile hike in Glacier National Park this coming August with daughter Annabelle. Our hike started behind the stone bathhouse next to the lake parking lot and we opted to go left (clockwise) which elongated the elevation gain but made it more manageable. The first part of the loop was compact and carved through dense patches of rhododendron which helped shape the trail. This was pretty neat. About 1.5 miles into the hike, the terrain turned very rocky as we started making our ascent to Moores Knob. We went off path once or twice making it a little more interesting, but quickly found our way back to the trail. Somewhere between mile 2.5 and 3 we reached the pinnacle and climbed up Lookout Tower, a former fire tower where we were treated to a 360-degree panoramic view of the surrounding areas (Dan River basin and Virginia to the North, Winston Salem to the South, Hanging Rock Mountain and Greensboro to the East and Pilot Mountain, Elk Knob, Grandfather Mountain and Mount Mitchell (120 mi) to the West - picture 4). We took in the scenery for a bit before leaving and descending the 684 stone steps of the “endless staircase.” We were off the trail and back to our car shortly before 11:30. We finished with lunch at River Rock Cafe in Danbury before making the return trip home.

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Many of the Postcards posted have been addressed to the Ellington’s that lived in Sandy Ridge, NC located in Surry County. On Page 32 of the above reprinted pamphlet is a description of Dr. J.H. Ellington the father of Laura Ellington, recipient of many postcards.

Walnut Cove and Stokes County pamphlet. ca. late 1910s. PART 4

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#7 - Hanging Rock State Park - 5/6/2023

Stokes County / 1790 Hanging Rock Park Road, Danbury, NC 27016/ GPS: 36.4119, -80.2541 ..... PARK MAP

Fast Facts: 30 miles north of Winston Salem, this 9,011-acre state park is slightly west of Danbury NC, the county seat of Stokes County. It's located in the Sauratown Mountain range made up of monadnocks that are separated by the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. The highest point in this state park as well as the aforementioned range is Moore's Knob which rises to 2,759 feet above sea level. In 1936, the first 3,096 acres were donated to establish the park. Additional land acquisitions in the 1970s added the Lower Cascades and the infamous Tory's Den, a rock outcropping rumored to hide British Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. A final land acquisition in 2000 added the Flat Shoals Mountain. The Hanging Rock State Park Bathhouse was added to the National Register of Historic places in 1991.

Trail(s): Moores Wall Loop Trail - 4.86 miles / 2:20:31 - AllTrails + Strava

Hike Buddies: Dave Townsend

Hike Conditions: sunny, mid 50s at the start.

Comments: Located about 97 miles from the house, it took us about 1 hour 30 min to get there. I picked Dave up just after 7a and we were on the trail just after 8:30a. Dave purposely carried a heavy pack as he was/is in training for a massive 4-day, 54 mile hike in Glacier National Park this coming August with daughter Annabelle. Our hike started behind the stone bathhouse next to the lake parking lot and we opted to go left (clockwise) which elongated the elevation gain but made it more manageable. The first part of the loop was compact and carved through dense patches of rhododendron which helped shape the trail. This was pretty neat. About 1.5 miles into the hike, the terrain turned very rocky as we started making our ascent to Moores Knob. We went off path once or twice making it a little more interesting, but quickly found our way back to the trail. Somewhere between mile 2.5 and 3 we reached the pinnacle and climbed up Lookout Tower, a former fire tower where we were treated to a 360-degree panoramic view of the surrounding areas (Dan River basin and Virginia to the North, Winston Salem to the South, Hanging Rock Mountain and Greensboro to the East and Pilot Mountain, Elk Knob, Grandfather Mountain and Mount Mitchell (120 mi) to the West - picture 4). We took in the scenery for a bit before leaving and descending the 684 stone steps of the “endless staircase.” We were off the trail and back to our car shortly before 11:30. We finished with lunch at River Rock Cafe in Danbury before making the return trip home.