We just returned from a long weekend getaway to our new favorite place in the Southeast: the Blue Ridge Mountains. This proved to be the most enjoyable escape from life in the Low Country, and as always, left us with a better understanding of the world and of each other. So today, as I sort through…
Day 4 of our Memorial Weekend Getaway | Sunday, May 29, 2016 | Hiking in Table Rock State Park to Table Rock, then taking the Ridge Trail to Pinnacle Mountain and the Foothills Trail to Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina’s high point If I’m being completely honest, this was the hike that I REALLY wanted to do…
Day 3 of our Memorial Weekend Getaway | Saturday, May 28, 2016 | Hiking in Jones Gap State Park on Jones Gap Trail to Jones Gap Falls; Bill Kimble Trail to El Lieutenant, Mills Creek Trail, and the Rainbow Falls Trail The most wonderful feeling ever was waking up after a day of hiking and…
Day 2 of our Memorial Weekend Getaway | Friday, May 27, 2016 Hiking in Caesars Head State Park on the Dismal Trail to Raven Cliff Falls; visiting the Caesar Head Overlook; Bald Rock; Poinsett Bridge; Campbell’s Covered Bridge Every morning on our trip started the same: alarm goes off at 6:30, and we lie in…
We returned last night from our long-awaited, much-anticipated long weekend getaway to the mountains. This was the first real break we’ve gotten since before Curtis started school in February, and we took full advantage of every day off. Was that the smartest thing to do with Curtis’ upcoming test? Maybe not, but I’m pretty sure…
Moving from Tucson, AZ to Charleston, SC, by way of Arkansas, Iowa, and Michigan | December 2015 I had previously shared the quick run down of our great cross-country move, but now that we’re getting our pictures (and our life) sorted out down here, I wanted to share a bit more about the details of our…