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North Carolina Summer 2004
Bill and I loaded up the car and headed down to North Carolina for a quick trip to spend some time with his Mom.  The drive there took a VERY long time... fortunately we had our history tapes to keep us company.  Our trip was much too short, as it always is, but we did our best to pack a lot in.  We also got to meet the newest member of the family... look for pictures of her in the animals folder.
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Enlarge photo 1 A few shots here of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the road.  This is Bill's work.  I was driving.
Enlarge photo 2 As with all of nature's beauty, the pictures don't do it justice.
Enlarge photo 3 Usually we do the trip in one shot... but poor planning and an unholy amount of traffice made this one an overnighter.
Enlarge photo 4 This is one of Bill's favorites.
Enlarge photo 5 Another nice one.  I love mountains.
Enlarge photo 6 I think you're getting the point by now.
Enlarge photo 7 ROCK CUT!
Enlarge photo 8 Fog.
Enlarge photo 9 This is a shot Bill took at a rest area.
Enlarge photo 10 Then he was kind enough to take this one of me rubbing my eyes while I double-check the map.
Enlarge photo 11 Chloe!  The new hostess.  She has her own album in the animals folder.
Enlarge photo 12 We went back to Chimney Rock.  We had been there in the winter, but wanted to see it green. (Pictures of winter trip is also in this folder).
Enlarge photo 13 A lot of these are just fun shots without much explanation.
Enlarge photo 14 I love these bare spots on the mountains.
Enlarge photo 15 Some of you may remember this tree from the winter trip.
Enlarge photo 16 Pat and Bill.
Enlarge photo 17 I just love this.  I imagine I'll have to take this picture every time I go.
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Enlarge photo 20 Bill and I did one of the shorter hiking trails to see the waterfall. We took a few pictures of the path along the way.  I like paths.
Enlarge photo 21 There's the water fall.  You may recognize it from Last of the Mohicans.
Enlarge photo 22 A wee closer.
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Enlarge photo 25 Love the water shots as well.
Enlarge photo 26 Water getting ready to head over the big fall.
Enlarge photo 27 Here we go... the big water fall!
Enlarge photo 28 which is extremely underwhelming from this point of view.  Gonna have to hike to the bottom next time.
Enlarge photo 29 Yeah... not a whole lot to see.
Enlarge photo 30 And we took a different path back to Bill's Mom.
Enlarge photo 31 Most of these are pictures that Bill took as I was very thirsty and getting a bit tired at this point... it was HOT and HUMID!
Enlarge photo 32 This path is from the movie.
Enlarge photo 33 I really like this shot of the trees in the foreground.
Enlarge photo 34 I took this one... and I like it!
Enlarge photo 35 Oh look... a tree!
Enlarge photo 36 Shot one of this little walkway.
Enlarge photo 37 Shot two of the same.  Flash is crazy, isn't it?
Enlarge photo 38 These mountains really are so beautiful.
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