Let's Hike!! [Entered 8/5/05]

After our very late night last night, singing till 3:00 am, we got rolling this morning, had our last Swannanoa breakfast, said our goodbyes, packed up, and headed off campus until 2006. Jeff and I were a little bummed that it was over again, for another year, but what the heck. I was happy to find that my voice wasn't totally shredded after the 4 hours of singing, but I was really tired. It was nice to sit in the backseat of the car and zone out while we drove away.

We ended up in Flat Rock, where we checked into our hotel and dropped off our stuff. A quick lunch later, and we headed into the mountains for some hiking. It was drizzling just a little, but we saw a couple of spectacular waterfalls as we drove to our hiking destination. We ended up hiking about 2 1/2 hours on the Foothills Trail, on some pretty steep terrain. The pace was steady, and it felt good to get the legs going after a relatively inactive Swannanoa Gathering.

We finished off the day after the great hike with a trip back to Asheville and pizza. The couple of Stout beers were quite delightful, and I gorged on the Hawaiian pizza (had to keep in the musical mood, right?). By the time we got back down to Flat Rock, we were all pretty beat, and we slept the deep sleep of the fatigued. A really great day, but man it felt good to sleep on a real bed for a change!