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Member of: North Carolina State Parks

Photos from a family day trip to Hanging Rock State Park. I was very impressed with the park and highly recommend it.

Hanging Rock looming high above us against the blue sky (link to larger image)
Looking down the mountain across several hemlock trees (link to larger image)
Panoramic view from Hanging Rock looking south-east (link to larger image)
Hawks riding the air currents far above the mountain (link to larger image)
Worn geodetic disk on top of the mountain (link to larger image)
Man looking out at the valley below Hanging Rock (link to larger image)
Panoramic view from Hanging Rock looking west (link to larger image)
Lonely country lane far below the mountain (link to larger image)
Rocky cliffs on the far side of Hanging Rock (link to larger image)
Ant lion sand trap (link to larger image)
Hanging rock as viewed from the neighboring ridge (link to larger image)
Man taking in the magnificent view from the top of Hanging Rock (link to larger image)
Looking straight down into a deep chasm (link to larger image)
Mom and dad taking a break in the shade (link to larger image)
Emerald green hemlock branch against a blue sky (link to larger image)
Macro view of a hemlock branch against the blue sky (link to larger image)
Brown lizard against the gray mountain rock (link to larger image)
Looking straight down the cliff at the forest below (link to larger image)
Yours truly on top of Hanging Rock (link to larger image)
Yours truly next to a large boulder along the trail (link to larger image)
An oddly formed tree with a split up the entire trunk (link to larger image)
Hidden Falls at Hanging Rock State Park (link to larger image)
Lower portion of Hidden Falls (link to larger image)
Another view of the upper portion of Hidden Falls (link to larger image)
The rock opening that puts the "window" in Window Falls (link to larger image)
Window Falls (link to larger image)
Two felled trees across the water (link to larger image)
Pair of dead trees silhouetted against the sky (link to larger image)