Land of Oz

Soo, I'm pretty much a month late on this post and I have a list of other blog posts that I still need to write and have in my queue, woops.

Last month Sam and I surprised Cody for his birthday by taking him on a day trip to The Land of Oz in Beech Mountain. It wasn't the easiest place to find, but after turning around on the mountain a few times and looking at maps, we found the way up. It was about a mile and a half walk up and it was so worth it.

Learning to fly

At the risk of sounding incredibly lame, I witnessed something so beautiful the other day. I have been having a hard time lately. I've felt alone, distant, and overall unhappy about 80% of the time. This day was particularly rough for whatever reason and when I came home to let the dogs out I was almost hit in the face by a little bird learning to fly. It was amazing to watch it flutter around on the lower branches and the momma bird sitting higher up the the tree chirping away. After I realized they wouldn't be going anywhere for a bit, I ran inside to get my camera to get a couple shots of him/her. It really perked up my mood.

Adventure One

One of the most significant resolutions I made for this new year is to adventure more. To kick it off, yesterday I went on a bone collecting - turned
mountain climbing trip with two of my nature-loving pals. I don't typically enjoy going out on chilly rain days, and today I'm a little sore, bruised,
and scraped up. But, I'm very glad I didn't make the decision to crawl back into my warm bed.

The third photo is from a small, extremely old cemetery we stopped in first. I couldn't pass of snapping a photo of one of the markers.

Despite the few moments of panic I had from the height of the mountain, I had a really good time and I can't wait to do it again. Of course, in a more
prepared state. On my list of things to get is a pair of better shoes or boots, appropriate pants, and a different backpack that doesn't try and choke
me while I'm climbing rocks.

I intentionally left out/didn't take as many photos at the mountain to motivate me to go back soon. But, it's a truly fantastic site that I will definitely be
posting about again.