Friday afternoon walk

Looking Glass Rock

Happy Valentine's Day! Although I'm not a huge "valentine-r" myself, I do want to say that I appreciate each and every one of you that read & comment (and those that read & don't comment!) on my little blog. It means so much to me!

Although we didn't really do anything today, we did go on an amazing hike yesterday. We drove about an hour to Looking Glass Rock and started the trek up to the top. Click the link for a picture of the mountain from a distance - it's gorgeous!

We hiked up to the top, which is a bald, rocky outcrop. As you can imagine, the views were stunning.

It was a great hike! The weather has been absolutely gorgeous recently, and I love seeing signs of Spring popping up all over the place.

There's also a gorgeous drive-by waterfall near the trail head, called Looking Glass Falls, so we stopped by for a couple of photos.

I spent this afternoon laying in the park down the street from our apartment, reading in the sun. Feels so good to have sun on my skin!

Wishing you all a wonderful valentine's day - the Avett Brothers put it best - "if you're loved by someone, you're never rejected" - and each and every person in the world is loved by someone, so celebrate it!

Craven Gap

In sticking with my new year's resolution to get out and explore Asheville's beauty more, we went out for a hike today off the Blue Ridge Parkway, on a trail called Craven Gap. It was a beautiful day, and one of the neat things about this trail is the cacti. Yes, cacti. They're not looking too pretty right now, with it being winter and all, but it was still pretty neat to see them.

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It hasn't snowed in weeks and has been relatively warm, so I was surprised to see these huge icicles hanging from a rock. There were so many - and the sound of the water dripping from them and the occasional one falling off were the only sounds to be heard on the trail.

I just love the little details in nature. Doesn't this look like a small world within a rock? Makes me think of Horton Hears A Who!

Loved all these tiny little mushrooms - 

Such a beautiful Sunday! Not sure if we'll be watching the Super Bowl tonight or not, but I know I'll be knitting no matter what! I'm almost done with one project, and already have a couple more lined up. I'd love to see and hear what you're knitting on!