(Dan posting!)
For our 5 year anniversary, we headed to our favorite destination, Pisgah National Forest, which surrounds Asheville. One of our favorite locations, Black Balsam Knob, is a mile hike to the top and feels like what I picture Ireland to be like: rocky and grassy:
The top of the hill (the one in the foreground) is where we camped.
Starting a fire with the damp wood in the wind was a challenge. Luckily, some lighter fluid got the job done (ashamed to admit as an Eagle Scout!) We had "pouch dinners" which is where you pour boiling water into a dehydrated food pouch. I had chicken pad thai and Jenny had pepper steak and rice. Not bad for packing light and being hungry!
It got chillier than we expected or were prepared for, but we had a great time. The view was beautiful, with the aptly-named Blue Ridge Mountains all around us.
We were the only ones on the peak, and it felt like we were the only ones in the world - no other fires, lights or sounds. Just the wind! Here is our view the next morning...a (foggy/cloudy) sunrise right outside our tent. Great view and feeling.
Happy 5th anniversary to us. Thanks to Mitch and Shelley for watching the girls so we could go!
3 comments:
Beautiful - so glad you got to go! Brings back memories of long ago for your dad and me!
Envious! Must have been heavenly being the only ones? Did you have a gun??? Incase of Bears???
If you count Jenny's two biceps, I mean, guns, then yes we did!
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