This 4th of July, a former student and her family invited us up to their home in Blowing Rock for a mini-vacation. It was a wonderful 3-day break from the heat of Raleigh (it's been over 100 for over a week straight ... hot! hot! hot!), and we had a great time. The mountain air was cool and refreshing, and we did a ton of very cool things ... hiking, fishing (and eating what we caught), 4-wheeling, watching fireworks ... I haven't spent much time in the NC mountains, but I'm definitely game to make it a priority.
The most adorable moment of the trip? When the girls saw the mountains for the first time and exclaimed:"Oh my gosh! They are beautiful!" Warms an auntie's heart. I'm glad I could share that with her.
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| Lots of pretty path pictures |
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| And stepping stones and stairs |
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| Quite the threesome ... |
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| My NC family! |
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| What a group of ladies. This was before we were too hot and sweaty to smile. |
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| I imagine hobbits living at the end of this. |
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| The rhododendrons were in bloom and beautiful. |
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| See? Stairs. |
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| Swimming in a mountain stream. |
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| The water was mighty cold. |
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| But cold water doesn't stop fun! |
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| My Megster. |
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| Brrr .... |
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| Pretty mushroom. |
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| And yet more stairs. |
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| We were only 2.5 miles in on our 6, and the Megster was thrilled! |
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| We happened upon a doe. And she pretty much ignored that we were there. |
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| The Blue Ridges. |
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| 4-wheelin'!! |
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| Hiking on a cow path ... complete with cows. |
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| Baiting a hook to catch dinner. |
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