Bridge at Stone Mountain

Stone Lake Area

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June 13th 2009
June 13 We went to the Stone Lake area this morning. Jerone came for us about 10 am and we took a taxi out to the area since he wasn't sure where it was so didn't want to drive. It turned out that parking would have been very difficult since they were closing the access road to the park area to traffic and didn't seem to have figured out where to send people instead. The park/forest is one of ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more