Wow, it's been a month! Woops... Well, we ended up taking a trip to New York, Lindsey finished her insane summer semester, and we went hiking and camping on the drive back down to New Orleans. Lindsey's last semester is about to start and I'm just getting started on my last year.
This was Lindsey's last day of Statistics class. She had a really busy and crazy summer semester, but now it's all done! We left for New York the day after she finished. She also got a 4.0 for the semester, good job babe!
Classroom
Lindz and her class
This is Lindsey and her buddy Mandy, whose heading off to India in a few weeks for a short study abroad trip
Well, we drove up to New York after Lindsey finished and we camped at the halfway point in Virginia...not the best campground but it sure was nice to see stars again.
Here's my whole family! Well, mothers side at least. Everyone hasn't been all together in a long time, it was great to see everyone.
Chillin with the fam.
Also had some time to dust off the old whiffle ball bat with the ol' man.
I crushed this one.
We also played cards a couple of times, which is always really fun. Somehow, my ol' man is really good at the one game we play.
Got to see Brady!, whose now in Japan visiting with Cimino. Can't believe that hammock held...
Me, Lindz, and Caitlin at Sylvan Beach, a small beach and amusement park near our house...not nearly as glorious as it was in my memory, but it was fun.
Beach time!...central NY style. Its pretty crazy there because people just pull their boats right up and blast music...pretty classy
Momma B and the girls went out for pedicures, I just went and chopped down some trees, ate beef jerky, and shopped for steel toe boots
nice feet.
The best pizza in the world from this small place a town over from mine, NY style pizza is the only style!
Went to the local Syracuse brewery for a quick tasting session, really neat place.
Another beach! This one is called Green Lakes and Lindsey and I biked over there from my parents place down the Historic Erie Canal.
This is my favorite spot at Green Lakes, really neat limestone formation.
Here is the canal museum that I use to work at, right on the Erie Canal where Lindsey and I biked down.
The canal path, oh, and Lindsey saw this huge black snack that she also ran over with the bike, I think it might have been a Massasagua (if you are so inclined to google search for an image).
My buddies from college came over for a day and spent the night, Caleb, Nate, and his wife Kelly. Good times playing video games and just goofing around.
My Mom ran a 'duck derby' down at the nursing home and dragged everyone down to help and watch, it was cute, but I didn't win.
My buddies Chris and Cathy from college, Chris was my roomie for two years.
On the drive home we stopped in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina for two nights. We camped and hiked, it was really nice.
Here is a shot from our 12 mile day hike.
Little sweaty in this one...
We ended up hiking along the Appalachian Trail for a little ways. I thought it would be somewhat busy or a little wider, but it's just a regular old trail.
Lindsey right near the top...
There was a really neat old fire tower located at the top. So, we sat on that and had lunch before we started back down.
Here's the fire tower...or was it a lookout...
Coldest water ever...but it felt so good after the long hike.
So nice.
The most dissapointing part of the whole trip. I think I spent an hour trying to search the woods for wood! There was literally nothing, and it was all wet anyway. So, then we both tried in vain to start a fire...and failed. A scoutmaster stopped by a few minutes later and tore my cub scout patches off my back pack.
This was Lindsey's last day of Statistics class. She had a really busy and crazy summer semester, but now it's all done! We left for New York the day after she finished. She also got a 4.0 for the semester, good job babe!
Classroom
Lindz and her class
This is Lindsey and her buddy Mandy, whose heading off to India in a few weeks for a short study abroad trip
Well, we drove up to New York after Lindsey finished and we camped at the halfway point in Virginia...not the best campground but it sure was nice to see stars again.
Here's my whole family! Well, mothers side at least. Everyone hasn't been all together in a long time, it was great to see everyone.
Chillin with the fam.
Also had some time to dust off the old whiffle ball bat with the ol' man. 
I crushed this one.
We also played cards a couple of times, which is always really fun. Somehow, my ol' man is really good at the one game we play.
Got to see Brady!, whose now in Japan visiting with Cimino. Can't believe that hammock held...
Me, Lindz, and Caitlin at Sylvan Beach, a small beach and amusement park near our house...not nearly as glorious as it was in my memory, but it was fun.
Beach time!...central NY style. Its pretty crazy there because people just pull their boats right up and blast music...pretty classy
Momma B and the girls went out for pedicures, I just went and chopped down some trees, ate beef jerky, and shopped for steel toe boots
nice feet.
The best pizza in the world from this small place a town over from mine, NY style pizza is the only style!
Went to the local Syracuse brewery for a quick tasting session, really neat place.
Another beach! This one is called Green Lakes and Lindsey and I biked over there from my parents place down the Historic Erie Canal.
This is my favorite spot at Green Lakes, really neat limestone formation.
Here is the canal museum that I use to work at, right on the Erie Canal where Lindsey and I biked down.
The canal path, oh, and Lindsey saw this huge black snack that she also ran over with the bike, I think it might have been a Massasagua (if you are so inclined to google search for an image).
My buddies from college came over for a day and spent the night, Caleb, Nate, and his wife Kelly. Good times playing video games and just goofing around.
My Mom ran a 'duck derby' down at the nursing home and dragged everyone down to help and watch, it was cute, but I didn't win.
My buddies Chris and Cathy from college, Chris was my roomie for two years.
On the drive home we stopped in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina for two nights. We camped and hiked, it was really nice.
Here is a shot from our 12 mile day hike.
Little sweaty in this one...
We ended up hiking along the Appalachian Trail for a little ways. I thought it would be somewhat busy or a little wider, but it's just a regular old trail.
Lindsey right near the top...
There was a really neat old fire tower located at the top. So, we sat on that and had lunch before we started back down.
Here's the fire tower...or was it a lookout...
Coldest water ever...but it felt so good after the long hike.
So nice.
The most dissapointing part of the whole trip. I think I spent an hour trying to search the woods for wood! There was literally nothing, and it was all wet anyway. So, then we both tried in vain to start a fire...and failed. A scoutmaster stopped by a few minutes later and tore my cub scout patches off my back pack.
4 comments:
Too funny! Looks like a great trip, but your Dad looks like some mean competition at cards! Love Mom A
What fun! You guys are so lucky to be seeing all this good stuff that I just read about. Try reading Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" about his escapades on the Appalachian Trail....you will appreciate it,having been there! The Smokeys are beautiful. And Brian, I don't care what you say about steel toe boots...I bet you were dying to be soaking your tiny little toes in that nice hot, soapy water!!! That's why they are called....MANicures! okayokay, I know they're called pedicures!
I love seeing your latest adventures....looks like another great one! Oh, and I can think of worse things to run over with my bike than a black snack! :) Doh!
Hugs from Elk River!!
Skooges
I was just going to tell you to read Bill Bryson's book but Sally beat me to it. I would love to walk some of the Appalacian Trail since it is so impressively large and beautiful! Looks like you had lots of fun!
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