Top left: The Swinging Bridge that I did not walk across!!
Top right: The descent from the top; elevation 5,946 feet.
Lower left: "Singing on the Mountain" from the meadow with Grandfather Mountain in the background.
Lower right: Just a portion of the crowd enjoying the 85th Annual Singing on the Mountain.
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On Sunday afternoon an inspirational message was delivered by Rev. Freida Hartley Hobson, granddaughter of the founder of "Singing on the Mountain." Among other things, she told us there is a Celtic saying about "thin places"--and she feels Grandfather Mountain meadow is one of those places--a place where we are close to heaven!! It took some searching but (thanks to Google) I found this interesting article titled "Where Can I Touch the Edge of Heaven?". Here is a brief quote: "In the Celtic tradition such places that give us an opening into the magnificence and wonder of that Presence are called 'Thin Places.' There is a Celtic saying that heaven and earth are only three feet apart, but in the thin places that distance is even smaller. A thin place is where the veil that separates heaven and earth is lifted and one is able to receive a glimpse of the glory of God."
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