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We got back from Stone Mountain on Monday night. I've got pictures of our site that I will try to post tomorrow. Stone Mountain is highly recommended for tent campers on lakeside sites. I must stress Lakeside. It was beautiful with the mountain in the background. We felt like we had the lake to ourselves. Of course the lake is open for anyone camping so we did have a little boy and girl walk across our site to get to the lake and fish once but it was no big deal, still totally worth it.
Some of the RV sites looked really nice. Some had wood decks holding picnic tables and covered stainless steel propane grills. The ones on the hilly slopes along the mountain had some great views of the lake but not a whole lot of room....some huge drop-offs which would make me nervous but I'm not an RV'er so take my word with a grain of salt (and tequila and lime).
Our trip...in a nut-shell:
Setting up at night in poison ivy (DH left ALL our flashlights with the boy scouts gear at home)Fortunately, I've only got one spot of poison ivy on my cheek (how it got there, I haven't a clue
) I don't think DH and DS are allergic. I've seen them practically roll it in it and never have a reaction.
Traveled the 1.3 miles DOWN the mountain but took 28 minutes (I'm still cautious because of knee surgery last year). Our next trip, I may attempt the walk UP the mountain.
Got me a hillbilly boyfriendI was a victim of audience participation. Minding my own business, sitting on the porch at the restaurant in the village, waiting for our name to be called while DH and DS watched the glass blower across the street, some goofy man dressed as a hillbilly armed with a banjo sits down beside me and starts singing a love song to me. He asked me if he made my heart melt. Of course I said no. So darn it, he had to sing me another one. Then he asked me if that did it, I said yes just to get him off my back. That didn't work, he then sung me a proposal song!
Laser show was more spectacular during Memorial Day Weekend which had special salutes to the troops. The fireworks were lacking also. We had set camp chairs on the lawn about noon for the show, got back at 9:00 p.m. and couldn't find them. They were in the same exact spot we left it but with thousands of people around it, it took us a few minutes to find. Probably about 5 minutes but it seemed like eternity. We kept thinking we would have to wait until after the show when everyone left. That was a scary thought because there was no other place on the lawn to sit, every inch was taken by a body.
Burn ban was still in affect so we did our S'mores over coals. No open campfires.
Flocks of ducks were our early morning rooster. No big deal, as long as it's nature, I can deal with it. A darn loud fishing boat was what irked me. Who fishes at 5:00 a.m. in the morning? OK, my dad does but still, it was annoying.
The new miniature golf course just recently opened. It was fun and easy but I still stink at it. I think I went about 20 over par
All in all, we had a great time. There's enough things to do to keep everyone busy for a couple of days. I can elaborate on more but I've got to close down and head home
My folks were at Stone Mountain in their 5th Wheel this last weekend also. White Ford F-150 with 47 tags and Auburn stuff on it, older 5th Wheel with a big white box on the back with places they've been and Auburn stuff on it. They really enjoyed themselves too. They also wigged out on the walk up the mountain. They also watched my nephew play in a soccer tournament somewhere near there. Me & hubby may try Stone Mountain in the near future.
Saturday night, I'm probably not even gonna sleep, just gonna shut down PI, then break down the tent and get to my 5:30ish am DME bus.
We now have two at the Fort for this year, and 3 for next year. 
DH was like a kid in a candy store when we went through it.
I love "Fort Nut", sounds like Fortnight. So does a Fort Nut stay a Fortnight?
