Fun times at Crooked Creek Cabin

A couple of weeks ago, while the weather was on the chilly side as is typical of early April, we went over to Crooked Creek Cabin to lay down some mulch around the firepit alongside the creek, and build a fire. Our friends from St. Louis were visiting and enjoyed throwing the baseball in the large "yard". Crooked Creek is such an intimately private cabin, offering great recreation on the grounds. Enjoying 650 feet of creek frontage, there is ample exploration in the creek, on the banks of the creek and great hiking across the creek into the Chattahoochee National Forest. A felled tree provides the perfect "bridge" to cross to the other side! Fishing in the creek for rainbow trout is quite the treat, and top it off with a fish fry over an open fire right next to the rushing waters of Wilscot Creek. A fun day was had by all that day, a wonderful ending to a most memorable visit with our friends.

A Day at the Wildlife Festival of the Arts

Yesterday we took the kids to the Wildlife Festival of the Arts in Downtown Blue Ridge. It was a beautifully cool day, clear blue skies, and a hint of autumn in the air. We enjoyed walking around, looking at all the different artists and their work. Taylor and Travis loved petting the puppy dogs and cats that were "asking" to be adopted. Of course, their main interest was to play in the park - it was fun for them to see their friends romping and playing at the park. We stayed there for a while, then walked down to the fly-fishing area, where instructors were giving mini-lessons. We talked with Mike McGinn (http://www.blueridgeflyfishingguides.com) for a while, as he showed Taylor how to cast a fly rod, trying to get the fly into a small area (a hula hoop). She did so well, and because she was able to get the fly in the hoop, she got a neat little pin to pin on her shirt! All in all, It was a fun afternoon, as we enjoyed walking down Main Street and taking in all the sights and sounds.