I recently made my first trip to Crowder's Mountain State Park. I have lived in the area for over 6 years and have never made my way to the park. Locals often go to the park to hike on its many trails or fish in the lake. The area also has cliffs to do rock climbing... which I will not be trying any time soon! But it is definately a local thing. When I tell my students that I have never been, they always say I need to go.
A Sunday afternoon stroll seemed like the perfect way to go. Myself, Mike and our friends Mark and Anna with their two little girls Madeline and Audrey piled in our new 7 passenger Kia Sorento and hit the road (for only 10 minutes). Like I said, no strenuous hikes for me, so we took a leisurely less than a mile walk around the lake. Madeline was really cute pointing out ducks and geese along the way. We also told her that the rock she climbed on was Crowder's Mountain. I don't think she believed us!
All in all it was a fun afternoon and I got to say that I've completed something else I've never done before. The park is quite nice and it's great to have a piece of nature so close to home. It's not too ground breaking, but I am now one step closer to being a "local."
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