Photo Essay Pools & Peaks Come the warmest months, we have tendency to seek out the coolest spots, and in this part of the country that means mountaintops and waterfalls. Let's visit a few. Photos by Scott Ramsey, Naresh Balaguru and Rebecca Edwards 34 BlueRidgeCountry.com Above Naresh Balaguru had made his way to this summit in North Carolina's Hanging Rock Mountain State Park amid clouds and rain. At sunset, the clouds broke and he got his camera out. Top right Moore Cove Falls is a short and easy 1.5 mile hike off US 276 near Brevard, North Carolina and the Blue Ridge Parkway. This area of the Pisgah National Forest is known as the "Land of Waterfalls" since it is very close to Looking Glass Falls and Sliding Rock. Photo by Scott Ramsey. Lower right Stone Mountain State Park, North Carolina features a huge granite dome about 600 feet tall. This view is from the trail to the summit of Stone Mountain. The Blue Ridge Parkway forms the north-side border for the mountain. Photo by Naresh Balaguru.http://www.BlueRidgeCountry.com