I photographed Stone Mountain outside of Atlanta as I hiked to the top on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. The mountain is 825 feet tall, covers 583 acres and is one of the highest points in the metro area. These are some of my favorite images.

A child plays on a granite slab as he waits on his grandfather at Stone Mountain on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Visitors to Stone Mountain Park make their way down from the peak of the mountain on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

A tree twisted from near constant wind on the way to the peak of Stone Mountain on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Some of the granite formations on the way to the peak of Stone Mountain on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Some of the granite formations on the way to the peak of Stone Mountain on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

A visitor to Stone Mountain Park walks towards the peak of the mountain on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

The sky lift at Stone Mountain Park makes its way to the peak of the mountain on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

A pine cone lays in one of the fiew patches of grass at the peak of Stone Mountain on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Visitors to Stone Mountain Park make their way to the peak of the mountain on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.