Beauty Spot - Pilot Mountain NC

[pantherfan5951]

thanks im looking at piolt mountain right now i live right beside it

[UP9390]

The top of pilot mountain has always looked unique to me. The only problem is that it is on the county lines of stokes and surry county. Why that is a problem is because I live in eastern Stokes County.

[pichirisu]

I remember me and my mom last year went on a really nice road trip it was long but worth it. We went from my cousin's house in mooresville to virginia to pilot mountain, we got some bbq then went to hanging rock. They have a nice little nature exhibit.

[burningxdimx]

Im more of a fan of hanging rock than pilot mountain

[dmccoig]

Thanks burniingx,

Yeah we love Hanging Rock as well!

[PandawdyBob]

I've been out of the area for about 10 years now. I miss Pilot Mountain, Hanging Rock and Sauratown Mountain.

[burningxdimx]

I enjoy King more and more everyday.

[TALLMATE73]

ive been up there its pretty cool

[higglewiggle47]

Thank you for a lovely reminder of where I spent my youth. I grew up in Winston-Salem, but every fall my father would load the family station wagon and take us all on a day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway. I remember stopping for apples, various country stores and always stopping at Cumberland Gap. We'd eventually arrive at Pilot Mountain and spend a few hours there.

My home is now in Massachusetts, so I really enjoy seeing videos like this.

Thank you, Meg

[dmccoig]

Thank You so much meg!

[lilboime]

i lived in mounty airy  and near pilot mountian ts so beautifeul imiised it it lousiana is nothing like back home

[joem3030]

I lived in pinnacle for many years. The view of pilot mountain from there is one of the best.

[PancakeManofDestiny]

Nothing like zipping through Bethania, grabbing Northbound 52 and spending a couple hours tramping around Pilot Mountain.

Maybe this can help some of those unlucky enough to live elsewhere understand that, but I doubt it. :D

Oh, and I love this view, the usual one for me, unless I'm headed to the mountain, is the peak you get on Reynolda Road. Nice video!

[Ashburyproductions]

I live about 35 minutes away from Pilot Mountain. It's a great place to spend your Sunday afernoon; very peaceful.

Thanks for the lovely video!

[Thalysiakeuh]

beautiful !

[dmccoig]

Thank You Thalysiakeuh

[evilborg]

nice

[dmccoig]

Thanks EB!

[dmccoig]

Scot,

If you would be ok with sending me your mailing address, I would like to send you a dvd.

Anyway, Your encouragement made me complete this project so I would like to send you a copy as payment for your urging.

anyway thanks

Dan

[Pookieftw]

Very peaceful view.

[dmccoig]

Thanks Pookieftw

[DocKnowz]

What a nice place! Have you climbed it yet?...Doc

[dmccoig]

Thanks Doc, I am afraid my climbing days are past, we drove up last year and walked out to the pinnacle, but more than being up there, you can see this mountain from far away on all sides, even from up in Virginia, it sits alone in a vast flat land area of NC.

The icon photo is from the AT, which was my last climb up Mount LaConte in Tennessee

Thanks

Dan

[phillipah7]

what type of rock is Mount Pilot made of? It looks like limestone from the few seconds that I saw on the video.

[dmccoig]

From the Department of Geological, Environmental & Marine Sciences The top of Pilot Mountain, known as the Big Pinnacle, is a layer of gleaming white quartzite 200-feet thick. The quartzite represents a beach that existed in western North Carolina almost one billion years ago.

Thanks

Dan

[richardgrenoble]

Marvellous. congratulations for this movie. I likr the music. Who is tehe composer ?

[dmccoig]

the opening is Kevin MacLeod and the guitar is Nick Ulmer. Nick also does some great fiddle work on several of our videos.

Thanks

Dan

[iyacker]

Pretty!!!

[dmccoig]

thank you iyacker.

[owneroftheinternet]

I can almost hear Aunt Bea's

shrill voice in background...

[dmccoig]

Aaaandeeee, Oooopie, get this place cleaned up Claras comin over ha ha

Thanks OOTI

[owneroftheinternet]

LOL!

[KurtGnu]

Nice..

[dmccoig]

Thanks so much KurtGnu!

[hogshead50]

Thats another good one Dan,you have some great background music!

[dmccoig]

Thank You hogs head, I will pass along to Nick, and of course Kevin's stuff is awesome as well.

Dan

[dburr13]

That was awesomely beautiful!

[dmccoig]

Thanks Daniel, we pass this area on occasion and I thought when I saw the clouds moving over it I would just stop and watch, then I thought I might as well set the camera up and let it record while I watched.

a very nice 1/2 hour break from the road.

Dan

[cookingrecipes]

Hey Dan,

First video I have seen from you, looking forward to watching more. Nice film technique.

Chef Brian

[dmccoig]

Thanks Chef,

This is a new thing we are adding to the site, just a quick 1-minute look at some nice scenery as we travel about.

Thanks

Dan

[cookingrecipes]

Cool Dan ;-)

I will be on the look out for your new vids as you release them.

Brian