Good friends of ours came and visited us while we were in the Shenandoahs. The morning that they came up, there was a talk on birds of prey at the amphitheater, so we told them to meet us there. We got to see the Eastern Screech Owl at the talk. Our friends showed up right after they put the bird away. So sad. But after the talk, we took them to the trailer and showed them around a bit. After lunch, we hit the trails!
We started out on the Appalachian Trail. We all have this overwhelming desire to say we've walked part of the AT. The part of the trail that goes by the campground is pretty easy stuff, so it's nice for all the kids. We decided to hike to the south, since Georgia is warmer than Maine. Since NB and I really liked the spring, we decided to make that our destination.
NS thought some of his siblings might like a dunk in the spring, so Bill thought he should be the first in. Somehow we underestimated the kids and thought it would be over with NS. HA HA! ALL the kids, including the two visiting, decided to get their hair wet. Weirdos. It was a cold morning....I can't imagine this felt good.
Cici wanted to take a falls hike, but the one she had picked out from home the ranger said was no good for our group. He re-directed us to the Rose River fire road. Also said we might spot bears because they like to hang around the fire road. No such luck, but that's probably better for a group with a ton of kids and a dog. The walk was beautiful, and Cici also took pics of things in nature, which I loved seeing. Her kids would ask why we were taking pictures of plants...my kids have seen it too often to bother any more. But it does help the kids slow down and look around. I often have my kiddos point something out to me to check out. Love it!
I was a little down the path and went for the group photo. I don't see so well, so I totally missed that BOTH TIMES I took the pic, Ruwan was obscured. Sorry about that! The rest of the crew is looking good, though! We had a great time. It's so awesome for us when people make time in their schedule to come out and see us and spend time with us along our journey.
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