This weekend we traveled to the mountains and visited Blowing Rock. It is a beautiful little town filled with great outdoor activities. On Saturday we visited Bass Lake. We walked all away around the lake, stopping every two minutes to pick up sticks, leaves, rocks, pine cones and all sorts of goodies!
On Saturday, we adventured to Grandfather Mountain. The attraction is a nature preserve filled with activities for the family. We visited the Nature Museum and Wildlife Habitat. The boys loved seeing the black bears and otters!
Later on we dared to go to the Mile High Swinging Bridge.
The 228-foot suspension bridge spans an 80-foot chasm at more than one mile in elevation - it was crazy!!
And, to get to the bridge, we had to climb 50 steps first. I will admit, it was terrifying!
I don't know what was more frightening, the height or the fact that the boys had no fear of it!
Views from the bridge:
It was an amazing weekend. We loved spending time without all the distractions of home. Patrick and Finnegan loved exploring the outdoors and it was so wonderful to witness their new experiences.
LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you guys had such wonderful weather and had a magical family weekend!
We missed you -but you guys deserved a little mini-vacation!
What a great trip, it is beautiful there.
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