Life on the Mason Dixon Line » Blowing Rock http://www.spsanders.com An inside look at the marriage between a Southern boy and a Yankee girl Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:24:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Successful trip http://www.spsanders.com/2009/08/24/successful-trip/ http://www.spsanders.com/2009/08/24/successful-trip/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:13:04 +0000 Susan http://www.spsanders.com/?p=965
  • Countless hours of rain (once we even had to turn the tent on its side to empty water to go back to bed),
  • Paul sprained his ankle and tweaked a rotator cuff muscle (original thought was broken collar bone),
  • Susan got bit in the butt by a crawdad,
  • Bear proof bag eaten into by critters…twice (2nd time rendering food inedible).

    • So where does “successful trip” come in? Check out these pictures:

    This is the river that Paul refilled our water w the filter and Susan got a crawdad bite in the booty.

    This is the river that Paul refilled our water w the filter and Susan got a crawdad bite in the booty.

    One of the wild poines all over the State Park. This one was 1 of 4 that went through our 1st night's campsite.

    One of the wild poines all over the State Park. This one was 1 of 4 that went through our 1st night's campsite.

    Clouds rolling in after a couple hours of hiking on Day One. Everything pretty much stayed wet the whole time.

    Clouds rolling in after a couple hours of hiking on Day One. Everything pretty much stayed wet the whole time.

    The view from our tent the first morning there.

    The view from our tent the first morning there.

    All cleaned up and fed. Outside The Canyons restaurant.

    All cleaned up and fed. Outside The Canyons restaurant.

    View from The Canyons deck.

    View from The Canyons deck.

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