Fall Getaway

Owen and his Sherpa

Tunnel Time!

Babies gone wild! If you could only hear the "conversation" going on here...

Overlooking the canyon

My school had a fall break this year. Chris and I took advantage of the extra days and headed up to North Georgia. On the way up, we stopped at a few of the vineyards in and around Dahlonega. Both of us were quite surprised at the quality of Georgia wine. We hit Wolf Mountain, FrogTown and 3 Sisters wineries. Owen was a trooper and was chatting up all the ladies. We spent a few nights at Lake Winfield Scott, where we had a cabin and had easy access to Blood Mountain, at Slaughter Gap. Very peaceful sounding, I know. (Side note- this is where the Trail of Tears- the Creek and Cherokee relocation- started). We made the 7 mile hike with Owen strapped to Chris' back. He seemed to enjoy it. He was yapping the whole way, which was a nice way to frighten the bears away. We saw a couple of piles of scat along the trail. Put that with a couple of "High Bear Activity" signs, and you've got one nervous mom. Our friends Pat and Amy, and their 2 kids joined us for a night while we were there.

After our Lake Winfield Scott stop, we met up with some friends at Cloudland Canyon. We love to go up there and play disc golf. It was perfect weather- warm in the day and cool at night. Owen continued to have fun and loved rolling around on the hills. An impromptu fall vacation, right out our front door. Love it!