Every year we stay at the same rental house (
Between the Trails) in Damascus, Va. It's become like our home away from home. We also take the same picture every year. It's fun to look back over the last 5 years to see how quickly our family has grown!
For those of you who do not know, the
Virginia Creeper Trail is an old railroad bed in the mountains of Virginia. The tracks have been removed, and for the most part smooth gravel has taken it's place. The trail starts in
Whitetop, Va goes about 17 miles down to Damascus, Va and then another 17 miles to
Abingdon, Va. In the past 5 years, we've all made numerous trips down the mountain from
Whitetop to Damascus. Mark and Brian have ridden up the mountain 17 miles (CRAZY!), and Anna, Mark and Brian have ridden the Damascus to
Abingdon portion. It all depends on who is pregnant, who is watching the kids, and who feels like doing what on what year. This year was the first year we've had rain at the trail, but that didn't dampen
any one's enthusiasm. Here is the gang getting ready to head down the mountain.
5 miles of pouring rain later at Green Cove Station where Audrey and I stopped to check on the gang...Isaac thinks he might be frozen! But there's no complaining here, I'm still convinced he would have ridden on had I let him.
But a little trail mix and a warm blanket was enough to entice a couple in the group that they wanted back in the warm truck with Audrey and I! (
Opa and
Oma are not pictured, but they were done after a sopping wet 5 miles too! I can't say I blame them.)
Brian, Mark and Anna made the decision to ride the remainder of the mountain back to the house in the pouring rain rather than riding in the back of the truck in the pouring rain. Either way they were going to be wet and cold. I think they enjoyed their dirt adventure! They sure do look happy!!
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A lot of people would come home from a rainy weekend in the mountains disappointed with the weather and the time they had. But I can honestly say, we had a great time in the rain. The little ones loved it and us big kids loved it too!! Every year at the Creeper Trail is a brand new adventure!
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