| Tuesday, September 06, 2005 |
| Labor Day Activities |
I only have two muscles in my body that aren't sore, and I haven't been able to find them. Surely there are some muscles that weren't affected by all of the activities yesterday.
We woke up yesterday morning at 7 o'clock and met Mom, Dad and Wesley at Metcalf Bottoms in the Great Smoky Mountains at 9:30 for breakfast. Mmmm. We had scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, hash browns, coffee and all of the accoutrements--all but the biscuits cooked over an open fire. Breakfast in the mountains near the rushing river is sublime!
"J", "E" and Wesley piled into the back of the truck and we followed to the Walker Sister's Cabin trailhead. Dad and I walked together of the two-mile hike while the boys followed behind playing with "Tatchew". Mom and "H" took many, many pictures of the wildflowers along the way. What a wonderful little hike. We explored the cabin, the barn and the spring house and the surrounding plants, rocks and wildlife. We did all of this in beautiful 70-degree weather in the shade of the tall hardwoods! Ahhh....
Mom and Dad watched the boys the rest of the afternoon while "H", Wesley and I met up with some close friends and canoed and kayaked. We started at the Little Pigeon River in Sevierville and drifted down along Highway 66 to the French Broad. The way I figure the trip was five and a half miles. We enjoyed seeing ducks, herons and even a snake, a river otter and a couple of beavers! Again, we did this in beautiful 80-degree weather in the shade of trees along the banks! Ahhh....
By the time we had done all of this is the time was approaching 7 PM. We drove to Mom and Dad's to pick up the boys and had time to swim in the pool for about thirty minutes.
All in all, it was a wonderful day spent with family and friends enjoying the wonderful weather and creation.
This coming weekend? Camping at Douglas Dam with family. Ahhh, the outdoors... |
posted by Joe Napalm @ 9:17 AM   |
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