North Carolina Trip

Last Wednesday at 2am we loaded up the van and headed for the mountains of North Carolina. John and his Mom co-own a two bedroom cabin in the mountains around the blowing rock and Boone area of NC. The subdivision used to be a ski resort so you can imagine there is a big hill involved, but our cabin sits at the bottom right next to the Watagua river, in fact the back deck literally hangs out over the river! John spent his childhood summers in North Carolina which is where his Mom is originally from. The whole family acted in the outdoor drame, "Horn in the West," at one time or another. John's Mom spends the entire summer up in the mountains but now that she is disabled there is no room for us to stay in the cabin since her caregiver takes up one bedroom and she has the other. Luckily the family has wonderful long time friends who always manage to find a place for us to stay. This trip we stayed with Carroll Keller. He lives alone and the upstairs of his house has four bedrooms and two baths and we had the place to ourselves. The resort has a swimming pool, several ponds and streams running through it and hiking trails. This first photo is of the four of us at the covered bridge, one of Logan's favorite places to go. Logan is taking the photo so missed being in the picture.