Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Melinda at West Metro Mommy Reads.
So, I haven't had any opportunities to take photos, travel, or even get out into nature much in the past few weeks - our life has been packed full of doctor's appts (before school starts), sons coming in and out, hosting a dinner for our local chronic illness support group, and my son and I both going to PT (which takes up a LOT of time!).
I am really missing our traditional family summer road trips, where we would spend three weeks driving all over the country and visiting amazing places! Our sons, now 19 and 23, just don't have the time for that anymore - in fact, our family "vacation" this summer is 2 days next week - a Tues & Wed!!. So, for today's Saturday Snapshot, I decided to reminisce and look back at our annual road trip from 2007, ten years ago. That was a good choice because this was one of our epic road trips that included some incredible places!
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| Blackrock Summit at Dusk - Shenandoah National Park |
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| My sons and I on top of Blackrock Summit, Shenandoah |
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| My son touching a waterfall in Great Smoky Mtn National Park |
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| The TN/NC state line up high in the Smokies |
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| Best part of camping in the Smokies: tubing down the river! |
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| Stopped at Graceland on our way through Memphis |
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| Canoe Camping on the Buffalo National River in Arkansas |
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| Buffalo National River, AR - Beautiful! |
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| Our own private campsite on a sandbar - Buffalo Natl River, AR |
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| My sons found a turtle while canoeing! |
I miss our road trips!!
Hope you are enjoying a great weekend!
Beautiful photos of some lovely areas. I haven't been to the Smokies, but I'd love to spend time there. LOVE waterfalls, rivers, and lakes. I hope you're able to get out into nature's beauty again soon.
ReplyDeleteMy Saturday Snapshots post features a visit to Hurricane Ridge at Olympic National Park.
https://sandranachlinger.blogspot.com/2017/08/mountains-hurricane-ridge-olympic.html
We love bodies of water, too - there's something so soothing about being near water in nature.
DeleteIt is nice to look back at past trips. My son didn't come with us this year, for the first time, which was sad. I hoping her will decide to come again in a few years.
ReplyDeleteIt's a tough transition, isn't it? My husband and I have been getting used to the empty nest and learning how to travel alone again - took a few very nice 1-week road trips this year so far!
DeleteThat does seem like an ideal holiday! It's sad that you can't have them anymore, but at least you can spend some time with your sons next week!
ReplyDeleteYes, for now, we'll just enjoy our little 2-day trip! My husband and I have been enjoying some 1-week trips on our own, but for now, the longer trips will have to wait - his dad is 93 years old, and we don't like to leave him for very long now.
DeleteThat's how all of our vacations are, Vicki! We love the outdoors and always bring our little pop-up camper along on our road trips so we can explore national and state parks.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun trip! We love road trips as well, although we don't get to go on as many as we'd like, only because it is sometimes hard for my husband to get the time off work.
ReplyDeleteWe've been fortunate, Melinda. My husband has 40 years with his company (DuPont), so he's had 6 weeks of vacation for ages. Lucky us!
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