by Whitney Anderson | Sep 1, 2017 | Nature, North Carolina, Travel, USA
Grassy Creek Falls ended up being a bit of an adventure. It was a one mile hike downhill to get to the top of the falls. Then, it was a scramble down a very steep slope to get to the falls. We weren’t anticipating that, but I didn’t fall down the slope, so...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 30, 2017 | North Carolina, Travel, USA
Erick and I recently took a weekend trip to Asheville to celebrate our anniversary. Our first stop was a gorgeous waterfall called Looking Glass Falls. It had been a nice sunny day, but as we got closer to the general area, it became gray and then as we got into the...
by Whitney Anderson | May 16, 2016 | Nature, Virginia
We recently went to Nelson County to visit Pharsalia and when I checked my map of places I want to visit, I discovered that there was a waterfall very close by. So, obviously, we decided to to go visit the waterfall afterwards. It was literally only steps away from...
by Whitney Anderson | Jul 16, 2009 | Nature, Roanoke Valley, Virginia
Here are some photos from our recent trip to the Cascades in Pembroke, Virginia. The trail is easy and very scenic as you follow the creek the whole way to the falls. This was Kali’s first hiking expedition and she was a little trooper. We learned our lesson...
by Whitney Anderson | Jun 24, 2009 | Central America, Costa Rica, Nature, Travel, Wildlife
Two days ago we arrived in Costa Rica for our first visit here ever and to celebrate our 10th anniversary. A very nice young man came to pick us up at the airport to take us to La Fortuna. At first glance, everything reminded Erick of Puerto Rico. Our driver, Norman,...