Seeing The Beauty In Everyday Things Taking The Time To Enjoy The Details It’s easy to get so wrapped up in the To-Do Lists that we fail to notice the beauty that surrounds us. In any given moment there is beauty all around us. Sometimes everyday beauty is found in the eyes of our loved ones. […]
The Ernest Hemingway House In Key West My Favorite Stop On Our Last Cruise Was Key West The Ernest Hemingway House In Key West Florida makes for an amazing stop! This was my favorite excursion on our last cruise. That says a lot! We toured the Ernest Hemingway house, but we also rode in a […]
Why You Should Hike Up Roan Mountain Top Ten Reasons To Hike Roan Mountain Roan Mountain is our very favorite place to hike. A few years ago we started a tradition where we usher the Summer in from the top of Roan Mountain. We also try to be sure to visit it at least once […]
24th Annual Siege at Fort Watauga Sycamore Shoals History Re-enactments Take You Back In Time If you are interested in Time Travel, Sycamore Shoals is offering exactly that this weekend! T and I went to see the re-enactment of the Cherokee attack on our favorite local fort. This annual event is on today and tomorrow […]
Bay’s Mountain Lakeside Trail Review Hiking Trails at Bay’s Mountain Are Among The Best Around When you think of Bay’s Mountain you probably think of how amazing the Planetarium is. Maybe you think about how cute the otters are or how massive the wolves are in real life. Perhaps you think about Chia the Vulture […]
My Word Of The Year Is Bold How Having A Word of The Year Has Changed My Life As part of our homeschool, we select a word to focus on every year. I have had peace, gratitude, and adventure before. Each word has had a powerful impact on my life. But this year I have […]
My Top Ten Favorite Photographs from 2017 My Top Ten Photos from 2017 I thought it would be cool to go through and pick my favorite pictures from 2017 and create a Top Ten Favorite Photographs post. 2017 was an absolutely amazing year overflowing with blessings and beautiful moments. We had an amazing family trip […]
Fall Hike on Roan Mountain Check out our amazing hike up Roan Mountain Carver’s Gap – Grassy Ridge Bald is considered one of the five most photogenic hikes on the Appalachian Trail. I believe that! We love this hike and we go as often as we can. We hike this trail alone a lot and […]
Visit Tipton-Haynes Historic Site Tipton-Haynes Historic Site in Photographs So yesterday we found a time portal. It sent us back through time to 1784. There was a beautiful emerald forest, there were long whimsical trails weaving through the trees, there were cabins and gardens, and even a cave to climb through. At the end of […]
First Day of Summer at Roan Mountain Welcoming Summer By Climbing Our Favorite Mountain Summer is officially here! We always welcome Summer in by getting out and this year was no different. T’s favorite place to hike is Roan Mountain. He loves the lower trails but climbing to the Balds offers a sense of peace […]