A Little Bit of Heaven...

 

Once again we were blessed

 a couple of weeks ago,

 to spend some time in the mountains

 with the big tall trees,

the enchanting sound of the river by our tent

 and the amazing beauty of God's creation...

 

even one night Daphne and I spotted

 

The Big Dipper!!

 

 It was pure B L I S S 

 with a little dirt thrown in! :)

Many hours of game playing was one of the popular activities...

especially after hours of swimming and jumping into deep holes!!

A fabulous hike up to the water falls has always been a great adventure while up there camping!

 

 The little bridges, stone steps, railings

and the lovely ferns and mushrooms were again so lovely to enjoy!

The trail was actually in pretty good shape this year...

not too much climbing over logs. :)

A picture just can't do the gorgeous beauty justice...

 

We are so blessed to only live a little over an hour from this great campsite!

 

 We have camped here for over 30 years with our special family and friends! That is truly a gift...

that we now have another generation up here

 feeling like it  must belong to us!! :)

 

 

Here is John and Mike on the bridge as we began our hike!

 

This is the swimming hole at the top of the falls...

many years we have made our way down into the falls

 and enjoyed a swim in that gorgeous hole!

 

And a great pic of Cheri as we begin

 our adventure hike to the falls!

And here is one of my favorite little swimmers...

And of course the roasting of marshmallows and hotdogs is a camping must!!

 

And this is Greyson and Hudson's wonderful "big buddy"!

 

 He was so kind to them

 and since he is an official lifeguard now,

it was great to have him in that river with them.

 

 ALL the kids appreciated Levi!
A wonderful young man for sure!

And how about this new little Happy Camper!!

 

 She was the best new little camper for sure!!

Everyday was spent in the river...lots of floating and jumping in! :)

 

Truly, a fabulous five days...

 

no cell phone,

 

 no TV,

 

 no internet...

 

only good books and delightful and meaningful conversations

 

with wonderful family and friends...

 

and most of all...
 

 

 amazing "quite" in God's beauty!
 

 

 

 

 

 

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