Chimney Rock

We had a great day at Chimney Rock. We made sandwiches on the tailgate and off we went. The boys were real troopers, only a few "are we there yet?" 's. The village just screams move here and open a cool place. I would in a second.

The Chimney is where you see the flag.
And this is the awesome view from there. I went backpacking in Yosemite a month before I met my husband and the views there are surreal. I love feeling like your sitting on top of the world.
We took the Hickory Nut Falls trial out to the falls.
The water was cool and refreshing. I love the sights and smells along the way. I think as with most things it is about the journey, not the destination. As we got close the boys kept stopping and listening to hear the falls. It put a bounce in their step as soon as they could hear it. We identified several types of trees along the way and talked about the importance of leaving nature how you found it.
There were butterflies everywhere. We saw four different types.We checked into our room around 8:00. I planned several make ahead meals that I could just rewarm in the microwave and it has worked out so well. I packed our 7 day cooler before we left and all of our rooms have refrigerators. I have Pampered Chef steamers that I brought and we stopped and picked up some fresh veggies. I steamed them with Italian seasoning Yum! We played go fish and old maid for a while and then the boys crashed. I on the other hand drank a bottle of wine and checked in on my fellow bloggers. Everyone slept until noon. Believe it or not I feel great this morning, er um ....afternoon. We are going to spend the day hangin at the pool. I've got some local papers to check out what's going on. We are in Asheville until Tuesday.