The weekend of October 18th Matty and I packed up the trusty Subaru wagon with our camping gear, some good eats, and the coolest dog in the world and set off for the Dolly Sods Wilderness, West Virginia. For the next three days we would wander through some of the finest wilderness we have ever experienced. Danger lurked around every corner or the WWII artillery field (yes there are still live munitions out there somewhere). Then we departed the hills of WV for the Fall Foliage of Skyline Drive and the pancakes with blackberry syrup at the Big Meadows Lodge.
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The Wild Dolly
Posted in Backpacking, Friends, Vacation, camping, tagged Dolly Sods, Matty, Skyline Drive, West Virginia on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Creation Fest 08
Posted in MBC, On Track, Vacation on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hi all!! This is my first post on here, Nate gave me the task of writing about Creation (http://www.creationfest.com/ne/). Hopefully I’ll be posting more often, now that I have all the necessary information.
Every year the youth group we help out with (On Track Youth Ministry), goes to Creation. Because we have not been able to [...]
Vacation Day Six – Holly River & Home
Posted in Family, Vacation on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We spent the last night of our trip at Holly River State Park in west Virginia. We arrived with plenty of time to setup and collect firewood. Chloe was roaming all around and we thought it would be funny to see what she would do if we got in the car and drove down the [...]
Vacation Day Five – Another Gorge
Posted in Family, Vacation on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today we were on the road by 8am en route to New River Gorge, WV. The drive was pretty uneventful and we made it to the Gorge by 2pm where we had a picnic lunch in the parking lot and then checked out the overlook. The bridge over the gorge is the world’s second largest [...]
Vacation Day Four – The Great Feast
Posted in Family, Vacation on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today was the climax of our vacation. In the morning we drove about 30 miles south up to the top of Mt Mitchell. At a height of 6,684 ft, it is the highest peak on the East Coast. Since there was a road that took you to the top, there was no chance I would have [...]
Vacation Day Three – Setting Sail
Posted in Family, Vacation on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was a beautiful morning in the land of Fairy Stones, after a simple breakfast we loaded Chloe into the car and took to the lake where we rented a canoe. I was excited as this was Chloe’s first ever canoe ride; I found out it was also only Janele’s second time (and first time [...]
Vacation Day Two – Chloe & Eva
Posted in Family, Vacation on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On day two we had a wondeful breakfast provided by Caroline at Ashton House. We were the only ones staying there that night so things were quiet. Caroline was very welcoming to us and Chloe, it was nice to find a place to stay that enjoyed dogs. They had two cats and we were surprised [...]
Vacation Day One – Two Years
Posted in Family, Vacation on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thats how long Janele and I have been married, time flies huh? June 17th was our anniversary, one day after UE Camp ended, how convenient right. Since we were planning to take the rest of the week for our vacation I planned a secret stay in a Bed and Breakfast in Staunton, VA for our [...]
