Okay before you start reading, you have to
go here and have it just playing in the background.
You're welcome.
(I always hear this song playing in my head whenever we go hiking.)
So back in October we went hiking in the Blue Ridge mountains during Columbus Day weekend. And by "hiking" I mean "walked along a well-defined and relatively easy 20-minute trail uphill and then back down."
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| the view from Stony Man Summit |
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| Oh Shenandoah... |
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| Andy, human mountain goat |
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| it was so cold and windy! I never remember to dress warmly enough for this summit. I spent most of our time up there hiding from the wind in this little hollow |
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| hitchin' post makes an excellent barre! |
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| motto: No Rock Left Unclimbed! |
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| little trooper made it most of the way himself, but occasionally just Couldn't. Walk. Any. More. (he suckered Miriam into carrying him uphill -- mean ol' Mom refused until we were heading back down) |
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| about a week away from peak color, but still lovely |
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| two roads diverged in a wood... |
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| there were never such devoted sisters... |
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| "Miriam laughs at anything, even when I just breathe -- watch!" |
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| Worn out boys means this hike was a success! |
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There was THE most amazing rainbow in October. The thing stretched across the entire sky, and it was absolutely brilliant. There was a double rainbow above it, and rainbow echoes below--I counted six (none of which could I capture on film). Why are rainbows so hard to photograph?
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Katie found a shirt that she just HAD to get, as it perfectly expresses her love for her two favorite fandoms:
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| I don't know if you can see it, but Epona's cutie mark is a triforce |
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Andy's birthday came towards the end of October. We had a small family celebration on his birthday. He got to choose all his favorite foods for meals, and play video games (almost) as much as he liked.
He really, really wanted a party on Halloween, so for lunch we had friends over for a little costume party. I love having friends with big families too -- you invite one family over and suddenly there are 12 kids in your house! Instant party!
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Speaking of parties, one morning Mr. Pickles came downstairs and found this little scene:
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