We've been saving our vacation time from work for "when the baby comes".....and since it has been 9 months---and still no vacation, no baby---no time off can make a couple of people CRAZY! so we took Friday off from work and went to a trail we've been wanting to ride for a while. It is a 34 mile rail-to-trail biking/horsesback trail called the Virginia Creeper Trail. It is kind of split into 2---we went to the 18 mile mark. You actually take a shuttle up the mountain, then bike back down to your car in a tiny town called Demascus, VA. The ride up was enough to make ANYONE sick--all windy, hairpin turns, no guardrails, huge steep drops (Mindy, was thinking of you!). However, the scenery was breathtakingly beautiful. It was supposed to be 98 degrees in Charlotte, so we picked the perfect day to head to the mountains. It was cool and almost chilly in a few spots.
The ride down takes about 2-3 hours depending on how often you stop, etc and we were riding in some of the most gorgeous scenary imaginable. Lots of moss covered rocks and trees, the trail followed a creek/stream/small river all the way down, lots of places to stop and fish, rode thru backs of some folks private land, rode over 32 trestles/foot bridges, etc...it was truly god's country. Then at the end a few cute diners for lunch and ice cream, if you wish.
It was a great way to clear our heads, feel like human beings again, and have a vacation, even if for only one day.
It was a great way to clear our heads, feel like human beings again, and have a vacation, even if for only one day. 
What an awesome day! Bet you guys hit the sack pretty hard that night!
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