Always an Adventure

We decided a few weeks ago that for the Veterans Day Holiday, we'd like to venture outside our fine city and see the sights a little. Since the fall color here is gorgeous, we picked our destination as Asheville, NC. I must say, the color was spectacular (as you can see) and no we didn't fork over the $145 it would have cost to tour the Biltmore Estate...We saved that chunk of money and we'll just look at pictures of it :)

We found a company that rents cabins in and around Asheville, and found a little one that would fit the four of us comfortably. The Chestnut Cabinwas as close to a little mountain cabin as you can get. It was adorable! The only thing missing was the wood burning fireplace (it had a gas fireplace), but there were others burning in the area and you could catch that wonderful aroma the moment you stepped outside. A tour of the cabin:

The main living area, very cozy indeed (it even had wireless internet!)
Our bedroom - even had a down comforter...toasty, toasty!
The loft for the kids (watch your head)
The kitchen...all we had to bring was food.
The front porch...too cold this time, but if it were summer....ahhhh serenity!
A different view of the cabin, but shows the back gazebo with an outside fireplace, bbq and a fish pond.


So on to our adventures...... The first day, we got there in the afternoon and Maddie took a little nap. Lester and Corben went out for a walk up the "road" and were gone for over an hour I'd guess. Well, when they returned, Corben was soaked almost up to his knees, and his shoes were indistinguishable as shoes! Yes, that was the only pair I had brought for him. The "road" they travelled, was the creek behind the cabin. They had a rock-hopping, splish-splashing good time. Moral of the story, I should have brought another pair of shoes. We left to go take a tour of the city and had to stop first at the local Sears and pick up a new pair of shoes! I guess that's one way to get new shoes. ;)

Saturday we ventured to Chimney Rock park and had fun going up and down more stairs than can be imagined. The views were worth it, and we definitely got our excercise! We took the elevator to the top, and the stairs down. We took a little side hike to a water fall and another little hike for Corben and Madison. They both loved it!Wherever we go, adventure always finds us one way or another, this time, it was walking into Sears with a boy wearing only socks on his feet. Oh well, we'll never forget that! :)