Fourth of July weekend we were fortunate enough to find ourselves in my hometown with some of my siblings and their families. We decided to spend the day in the Pisgah National Forest.
One of the few places at which I remember swimming as a child is Sliding Rock. As none of our children had experienced Sliding Rock before, we started there. Sliding Rock is a one of a kind place. Here the mountain river flows over a large naturally occurring rock formation, making a giant slide with a pool of water at the bottom. I tried to capture pictures of all the children going down. I thought they would like to see themselves. We were lucky enough to have my sister Mary’s sister-in-law along with 3 of her children meet us there too. I also took video, but my camera ate them.
The last picture is the only one I managed to get of all the cousins together.
After getting our fill of Sliding Rock, we stopped for a late lunch at a picnic area. It was good to take a break and we needed the fuel. Bobby took the kids aside and played some weird monkey in the middle game that accommodated a ton of kids.
After lunch, we wandered down the road to Looking Glass Falls. It has a nice sized waterfall, with a generous pool at the bottom for wadding, climbing on rocks, and swimming.
After much confusion, we ended the evening at Bobby’s brother’s house. Rori and Marie were so good to us all. We had great food, lots of fun playing with cousins and some really up close fireworks.
I hope everyone in these pictures finds one they want to keep.
July 4th was a very busy day with lots of coordinating of different groups with different needs, but I am so glad we did it all. It was wonderful to be with people I love in a place I love. It was exhausting, but great.
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