February 21, 2008 – 4:29 pm
During our latest excursion to the cabin, the kids found what seemed to be as lost house dog down by the river. As hard as they tried to leave the unfamiliar dog alone, she seemes to grow attached to my stepson, whom she followed determinedly. We brought her inside, having no real say in the […]
January 20, 2008 – 2:57 pm
We finally managed to get all 5 kids to be available at the same time! We coordinated flights for Evan’s sons to come from NY, and for Goo to fly down from Tallahassee to fly UP to Charlotte with us. Luckily, we found itineraries that had both flights arriving in Charlotte within 40 minutes of […]
August 10, 2007 – 10:36 pm
Once in awhile, you happen upon a place that is such a perfect representation of an icon that you think eveyone knows about it. We found the PERFECT summer swimming hole/waterfall! Elk River Falls is not well known to area visitors! Which makes it a very special quiet place! A short hike from the parking area, […]
This summer has been brutally hot, so the family decided we would cool off by going tubing down the river by the cabin. The river was ice-cold, but once we got going, we couldn’t feel it anymore. The river was a bit slow and low, having been dry this season, but we had a great […]
August 6, 2007 – 12:12 pm
This summer, we invited my brother and his family to the cabin with us, so we packed nine people into our ten person cabin! It was so wonderdul having our whole family together in our little getaway! Our kids are all within 10 years of each other, so they all had a great time together. We […]
December 24, 2006 – 1:48 pm
The weather was gorgeous during our time in Boone. It was sunny, but crisp and cool. The family took alot of walks and explored our river community. We walked down to the New River, which is a lovely stroll from the cabin. We walked across the wooden bridge that connects River Ridge 1 with River […]
December 22, 2006 – 12:59 pm
We managed to coordinate with 4 of our 5 children to spend a long weekend at the cabin at Christmas time. That is quite a feat considering 4 of the 5 are in college all over the country. It was love at first sight for them too! Each of the kids carved out their own […]