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Winter can be the best time for a mountain hike: few leaves, making for clear views. On Monday, we found our Tar Heel Traveler at Hanging Rock in Stokes County

THAN 5 DECADES. TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY AT 10:00AM. I'M A HUGE BEACH BOYS FAN. I MAY GO OK, SO WINTER CAN BE THE BEST TIME FOR MOUNTAIN HIKE. FEW LEAVES MAKING FOR CLEAR VIEWS. >> TONIGHT WE FIND OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER HIGH UP ON A BIG ROCK. SCOTT MASON TAKES US TO HANGING ROCK IN STOKES COUNTY. >> I CALL WITH ENLIGHTENMENT. THE FACT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME TO A RURAL AREA MAKING A STATE PARK, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR IN THE STATE IN STOKES COUNTY HANGING ROCK. IT IS A SPECIAL PLACE. IT'S AN ANCIENT ROCK. IT'S A ALMOST BILLION YEAR OLD ROCK. THIS JUST HANGING OUT HERE. >> SPACE AND TIME FOR US. AND IT'S A GREAT VIEW CITY SKYLINE OF WINSTON-SALEM RIGHT AT THE MILLION DOLLAR VIEW. HOW FAR ARE WE RIGHT AT 2100 FEET RIGHT HERE WHERE WE'RE STANDING. TOO MANY PEOPLE MAKE THE HIKE. I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE VISITING HANGING ROCK MAKE THIS. I CAN DEFINITELY. >> AT 1.4 MILE TRAIL ABOUT ONE HOUR TO WALK UP HERE. ONE. >> HERE IN THE PARK THAT YOU CAN HIKE TO. THERE'S ALWAYS A WATERFALL. TELL ME ABOUT THE PARK'S BACKGROUND. IT WAS ALWAYS A PLACE THAT PEOPLE CAME TO VISIT AND >> LOOK AT THE WATERFALLS AND GO UP ON THE ROCK. BUT IN THE 1930'S, IT BECAME A STATE PARK. WE'RE IN THE DEPRESSION. PEOPLE NEEDED JOBS, EUROPE ON A MOUNTAIN IN THE 1930'S HEADING TO GET MATERIALS UP HERE. I VERY CAREFULLY, BUT I WILL TELL YOU A COOL STORY A LADY CAME IN A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND SHE BROUGHT IN A LITTLE DOPP KIT. IT'S A LITTLE SQUARE BOX THAT CONTAINED ALL THE THINGS THAT HER GRANDFATHER WAS ISSUED WHEN HE WAS A CCC MEMBER HERE AND HAD HIS FIRST AID KIT SAFETY PANS. JUST LITTLE THINGS THAT THEY WERE ISSUED AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS COOL THAT HER GRANDFATHER THOUGHT SO MUCH OF HIS EXPERIENCE THAT HE PRESERVE THAT LITTLE KIT. HOW LONG DID IT TAKE THEM AND TO BUILD THE PARK? WELL, YEARS AND YEARS, HOW MANY ACRES IS THE POINT? JUST ABOUT 9,000? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT? IT'S BEAUTIFUL. AND FOR ME, IT'S FAMILY HISTORY. MY FAMILY'S BEEN COMING HERE SINCE THE 1950'S CAMPING. SO IT WAS ALWAYS LIKE A MAGICAL PLACE WE HEARD ABOUT FROM MY DAD MY PARENTS CAME HERE ON THEIR HONEYMOON. ANNA, WE FINALLY GOT TO COME HERE. >> YOU MUST FEEL LIKE THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE MEANT TO BE. YES, PERFECT VIEW. TOTALLY WORTH IT. AS YOU CAN JUST SOAK LORI IS HANGING ROCK STATE PARK ATTRACTS.

Tar Heel Traveler: Hanging Rock State Park

From winding roads and picturesque views to caves, waterfalls, campgrounds, and more. You have no choice but to become one with nature at this 9,011 acre state park.

Take the Kids: Hanging Rock State Park

Hanging Rock State Park

Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021 -- Although the pandemic still rages and more vigilance is required, let us all focus on the institutions and people who have supported us and gotten us through a year of crisis. I intend to honor the medical and science communities. I will celebrate the courts and the rule of law in which they are grounded. I will give thanks for the farmers, service providers, and truck drivers. More than ever, I will value the thousands volunteers in elections, civil rights, conservation, education, and the arts who make my life richer. Finally, I will redouble my love and commitment to family and friends with whom I have laughed, cried, and Zoomed through the year.

TOM EARNHARDT: Now. No better time and place

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The male teenager was airlifted to Baptist Hospital Saturday afternoon.

17-year-old falls 30 feet while hiking at Hanging Rock 

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A woman from Cary fell 10 to 12 feet on Sunday while rock climbing at Hanging Rock State Park.

Hanging Rock State Park Coverage

Tar Heel Traveler: Hanging Rock State Park

Take the Kids: Hanging Rock State Park

TOM EARNHARDT: Now. No better time and place

17-year-old falls 30 feet while hiking at Hanging Rock

Cary woman hospitalized after fall at Hanging Rock State Park

Boy injured after fall at Hanging Rock State Park