Today starts our vacation in the mountains! A long awaited week getaway. Our last trip like this was in June of 2020 and like last time, it was just as desperately overdue. So, we rented a cute little home from AirBnB that is directly off the Blue Ridge Parkway. The house backs up to the infamous Mountain-To-Sea trail so it’s easy to just jump onto it and start hiking. That’ll be our starting point tomorrow (probably). We’ll be taking a light backpack with water and maybe sandwiches on our hike tomorrow. I just realized that we didn’t get beef jerky or fruit jerky when we were in the nearest town. 😠C’est la vie.
We’ll eventually go back down the mountain though. So, anyway, the house we rented is on a very large acreage of land, and much of it is wooded. Will and I briefly explored the grassy areas surrounding the house and down to the creek in front, and it’s really a beautiful spot. There are a few structures that made us wonder, such as the outhouse which looked unused, but inside it had a functioning toilet area and a sign that said “Quit Yer Bitchin”, so we’re under the impression that it’s still used often. There was also this little wooden teepee-type structure in the furthest point of their front/side yard which looked like an enjoyable place to sit during the later Spring to early summer months when everything is green and the air is a bit warmer. We’re at about half-green right now, and the temperature doesn’t break 66-70 degrees F. I took some pictures of the house and yard. The house is pretty old, so it has some quite dated appliances and decor.
