Stone Mountain looms over Georgia’s landscape like a silent witness to history, its gray granite face carved with figures ...

gaining 2,000 feet of elevation on the 3.6-mile route up to the granite dome. The park closed March 21 when authorities say a group of teenage hikers improperly disposed of lit cigarettes ...

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To hike Half Dome, the trail is about 14 to 16 miles long ... boots with great traction (the granite going up the cables are slippery) and gloves for the cables (those who didn't reported their ...

The trail climbs through the forest before reaching the granite dome where hikers make their own trail to its summit. The views from Lembert Dome include the meadow below, dotted with wildflowers ...