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Hanging Rock, Dan River

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When the summer heat makes taking a hike a dangerous, we like to find trails that allow us to jump in and cool. This page will be some of our favorite spots. Since we live in High Point, most spots will within easy driving distance.

Instead of heading up the hill to Hanging Rock, if you head down to the Dan River Launch area and take the River Bluffs Trail you eventually come across this wonderful swimming hole. It tends to be a little crowded on weekends and parking can be tight, but its wonderful during the week.

Parts of the river are deep and suitable for swimming, others are shallow and perfect for some fetch.

Mount Rogers Virginia

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For a moment, The Pupsicle was the highest dog in Virginia.

Every now and then we like to take what we consider grand-adventure hikes, a hike that takes all day and covers some magnificent ground. The hike to Mt Rogers was one of our favorites. For us, the hike started in Grayson Highlands State Park and ended up being around 9 miles. The hike is quite popular so I’d recommend arriving early.

The hike crossed the Appalachian Trail before heading through the forest and up to the summit.

Along this hike we got to meet several characters, both two-legged and four-legged. I think the vistas we enjoyed along then way made this a truly epic hike and I’d recommend it for adventurous folks and pups that are experienced hikers and in pretty good shape. Here’s a link to the All Trails page.

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Golden Valley

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The view from the canoe at Golden Valley

For us there are two types of camping trips, with the grand children and without. When we take them we like to go to family campgrounds and the Jellystone Campgrounds are perfect for the kids. One of favorites is Jellystone Golden Valley in Bostic, NC. The campground is relatively new and they are expanding and improving every time we go.

Halloween in Golden Valley

The campground is made with families in mind and they have several different options for different camping types, from tents, to RV sites, to cabins and lodges. Since we have a travel trailer we’ve only used the RV sites, the cabins get rave reviews from folks we’ve spoken to. The campground is large and hilly so a golf cart is recommended. With themes most weekends and many crafts and other activities for the kids our grands keep plenty busy certainly sleep well.

Water Park
The water park at Golden Valley

The water park is on the top of the fun list for the kids, but troth told, I think we all have a great time there.

The dog park is pretty small but they have added some hiking trails and Sophie loves hitting the trails and getting her feet wet in the stream that runs along the campsites as well as some quality time in the pond.