We're back!!!

I'm not sure why I wrote the title as if I am excited to be back. I'm not. It was a wonderful trip, but entirely too short! I personally took 3 cameras on the trip, so I don't have alot of photos available yet.

Testing the waters of the Nantahala River....yes, it's friggin' cold.



Our first breakfast...at River's End!



We did the river our first morning and then drove up to Queen's Lake for some sunbathing and swimming. I have to add, that we drove up Winding Stairs road....which we later discovered is now mostly called Winding Stairs mountain bike trail. I had enough sense to keep my eyes covered the entire time, but hearing people in the car saying, "Hug the left, Corinne" did not help my stress levels. One of the girls in our group found this lovely description about the road.

This 5.5 miles of gravel road is a favorite of the avid mountain bicycle riders in the area. These people are real sadists tackling such a steep road with only pedal power. With 3.5 miles of initial climb, Winding Stairs lives up to its name and rises from 1,954 feet to 3,024 feet in that short distance.

This route offers some of the steepest drop-offs we have ever seen; so steep we wonder how trees are able to grow here. Don't daydream on this rugged route or you'll be off the road. If you want to take in the views, pull over and STOP.

Thankfully we survived it. Too bad it made Corinne lose it.


Being the proper river rats that we are, we did some major, hard core rafting...





There are quite a few photos that I would love to post, but certain women would kick my butt if I did. For one of many funny videos from our trip, visit Corinne's blog. To give you a little background on the video, we took a hike to the 'fire tower' and ran across a rattlesnake on the trail....only no one said snake at first, they just freaked out and scared everyone else! Enjoy!