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Snow In The Mountains
(Kings Mountain, That Is)
Photos By Gary Stewart
Looking Down On
Snow-Covered Hughes Lake...
, If you’re in the right place at
the right time, Kings Mountain
can be as beautiful as just about
any place in the world.
During a summer sunrise or
sunset, not many places can
stack up with Moss Lake.
During the fall of the year,
when the leaves begin to change
colors, not many places can com
pare with Kings Mountain Na
tional Military Park.
And during a winter’s snow,
such as the one we received last
week, not even the tall, snow
capped mountains of Western
North Carolina can out-do the
smaller, but just as beautiful
Kings Mountain.
And, if you’re brave enough
to climb it with IVi inches of
snow on the ground, the land
below displays some breath
taking views.
To the far east, one can see
the tall buildings of the state’s
largest city, Charlotte, and to the
far west the skyline of the
western North Carolina moun
tains.
In the immediate area below,
the snow-topped lakes and the
farmland below present picture
postcard type sites most of us on
ly know through looking at
Christmas cards.
The pictures on this page were
taken from the southern ridge of
Kings Mountain in the area of
Love Valley Church Road. A
small, winding path that leads up
the backside of the ridge makes
the peak easily available to
hikers and camera buffs who fre
quently pay it a visit.
What may appear to be no
more than a large hill to eyes
looking up turns into a picture of
beauty for those same eyes when
they look down on the
neighborhood from atop the
mountain.
Snow Sticks To Rocks..
Snow-Lined Trail...
Snow-Capped Rocks...
Looking Down On The Neighborhood...
From Foot Of The Mountain.
Love Valley Church Road.