Walk the Sandy Cliff Overlook Trail and read "Owl Moon" by Jane Yolen. Enjoy the winter scenery while you follow the story pages depicting a girl's first owling experience with her father.
Start at the Catawba River Area (McDowell County) day-use parking lot to hike on the Sandy Cliff Overlook Trail. The trail is ½ mile long.
"Owl Moon" was written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by John Schoenherr. It was first published by Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, in 1987. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier, Vermont. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.