Sunday was an absolutely gorgeous day for a bike ride! Before heading up the mountain, we always get our weekend family pictures in.
The whole crew…
And even a decent family picture. Brian and I have been taking lessons from Anna and Mark…we’ve come a long way in our photo posing skills!
The cutest kiddos on the entire planet!
It was cool 55 degrees at the top of the mountain so the kids wore their jeans. As it turns out, sweet little Audrey should have been bundled in her snowsuit. Cold brings out the devil and my sweet little niece!
Lucas made a quick recovery from getting car sick on the truck ride up the mountain and was anxious to try out the big boy seat on mommy’s bike.
Isaac rode down the mountain on the back of Opa’s bike. He made sure to let Opa know that there would be “none of this slow stuff, let’s ride fast!”
We finally got everyone buckled in and headed down the mountain.
My little passenger had so much fun in the first 10 miles that he needed a nap during the last 7.
It was a beautiful ride down the mountain and everyone (except poor cold angry little Audrey and whoever happened to be riding with her at the time) had a very nice ride!
After lunch and getting the kids tucked in for their naps, Mark and I decided we needed one more little adventure. The trail is maintained from the parking area at Whitetop back down the mountain for 34 miles to Abingdon. The trail does, however, go further up the mountain to the NC state line. Mark and I set off in the opposite direction from the parking area in search of the very beginning of the trail.
We found it and were pleasantly surprised that it was not too far from the parking area. Trail maintenance, however, we found to be a nice luxury. This unmaintained portion was a rough ride with some big puddles.
To finish off our day of riding, we refueled with some of Oma’s famous spaghetti. Lucas enjoyed it most of all!!
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