All has not been letter-perfect....this is the real world we're talking about, after all. We knew there would be minor adjustments here and there...we expected them. And 
there have been. But they have been so minor, compared to the vastness of what we've conquored, they barely even register. Here one minute... gone the next. As they should be.
there have been. But they have been so minor, compared to the vastness of what we've conquored, they barely even register. Here one minute... gone the next. As they should be.
Last weekend, it finally appeared as though we'd get to start adventuring a bit. It's either been snowing, raining, or b
itterly cold ever since he came home. A couple of weeks ago, an attempt to go to Roan Mtn. had to be aborted due to the two feet of snow still at the top, which obliterated all trails. We were not about to plow through that, so we took a pic in the parking lot and abandoned the attempt for a warmer, less snow-covered day. A break in the clouds (and the temps) last weekend sent us on a drive, where we ended up at the Blue Hole...one of my favorite spots up here that I've mentioned before. After climbing down to the bottom, we must have sat on the boulders and just soaked it all in for over an hour. We were alone, thank goo
dness...nothing to break the solitude. And he was amazed, just as I knew he would be when I first found this incredible spot where time just seems to stand still. The utter peace that surrounds you here is a balm to the weary soul, and its effect on him was fairly evident in the pic I snapped while watching him soak it up. Being able to experience it all over again through his eyes brought tears to mine, and it was such a rare and special time for both of us, I'll never forget it.
itterly cold ever since he came home. A couple of weeks ago, an attempt to go to Roan Mtn. had to be aborted due to the two feet of snow still at the top, which obliterated all trails. We were not about to plow through that, so we took a pic in the parking lot and abandoned the attempt for a warmer, less snow-covered day. A break in the clouds (and the temps) last weekend sent us on a drive, where we ended up at the Blue Hole...one of my favorite spots up here that I've mentioned before. After climbing down to the bottom, we must have sat on the boulders and just soaked it all in for over an hour. We were alone, thank goo
dness...nothing to break the solitude. And he was amazed, just as I knew he would be when I first found this incredible spot where time just seems to stand still. The utter peace that surrounds you here is a balm to the weary soul, and its effect on him was fairly evident in the pic I snapped while watching him soak it up. Being able to experience it all over again through his eyes brought tears to mine, and it was such a rare and special time for both of us, I'll never forget it.
Pure magic...in its purest form.
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