Looking Glass Mountain Hike

Due to operator error, I have to post an additional posting to get the photos in the right sequence. (Maybe I should have started prior to having some wine!!)

North Carolina - Fall 2008

Here is the place where we are staying this month. It has four (4) bedrooms, but we only needed one.

Today, 10/20, we went on a 6.4 mile hike. We hiked up a 2000 foot elevation trail and ended up on top of Looking Glass Mountain. Here are some additional photos, looking down.

Good News

David and Melissa announced their engagement during the Madison Ironman. ( Yes, Melissa did Ironman, not David!) They are planning a summer 2009 wedding in Colorado and we are looking forward to a great trip next year. In Madison we got to meet Melissa's parents who live in Montana and spent some time drinking some of Madison's great beers.

CONGRATULATIONS David and Melissa. We are proud of you and we wish you all the best. Love,
Mom and Dad

Large Visitor Spotted

This evening at 6:15pm I saw a large black bear in our yard. It had to be three feet high at the back and over five feet in length. Our neighbor mentioned he spotted a bear several weeks ago, but this is the first time we saw it close to the house. Mom saw the tracks in the yard so we took a picture. The paw prints measure eight (8) inches in length and over four (4) inches in diameter. Just what we needed during a house showing !!

Fourth of July 2008

Vince and Christie out did themselves again with great feast of crawdads, turkey, roast and ribs. The rest of us brought enough desserts and salads to feed an army. We enjoyed the lake, did a little fishing and caught up with each other. Dad was able to visit with us much better with his new cochlear implant.

Grandma's Marathon Duluth

A great time was had in Duluth during Grandma's Marathon. We were up early to watch the half marathon. Everyone was on the sidewalk ringing cowbells and cheering on the runners during the main event. We ended the day with a fire and roasted marshmallow samore's.

Andrew's Graduation Party

On June 1, we had an impromptu party for Andrew. The day could not have been better weather wise, 80 degrees under sunny skies. Besides those in the pictures, Steve and Jim came for a few hours in the afternoon. A good time was had by all. Camille and Andrew fixed a great luncheon of brats, beer, potatoe salad, Connie brought a good jello salad, and Michelle brought a good tasting watermelon. We ended the evening with root beer floats!

Andrew will be here until June 12, then back to Boulder, CO.