July 7, 2010 What a view! We visited Chimney Rock State Park, just 25 miles southeast of Ashville, NC, on what must have been one of the hottest days in July. With our AAA discount our admission to the park was $12 a person. The road to the top could have been a little wider. Meeting that Pepsi truck on one of the curves was not for the faint of heart. And neither, by the way, was the view from atop Chimney Rock! You actually climb out on this mountainous rock that has been bordered by fencing. Fencing aside, it is still alittle intimidating. For the hearty you can climb to the top of Chimney Rock via a never ending set of wooden stairs. For the less hearty, like us, a 26-story, thirty-second elevator ride was
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