Camping at Panther Creek Falls

In May, Leah, Christie, and I, along with several friends from Waxhaw, traveled to Toccoa, Georgia, where we met up with another friend for a great weekend of camping at Panther Creek Falls!

We came prepared for what you might call "car camping", with two big tents, a large cooler, lots of camp chairs, a baby bassinet, etc. What we found out was the trail down to Panther Creek Falls is more suitable for hikers with very light gear, as it's a half-mile almost straight down! We lugged all of our gear down the ridge, making two trips on the way down, and two more trips on the way back up, but what a view! The waterfall was beautiful, and we had the camping spot all to ourselves, since there was intermittent rain.

Several day-hiking groups did come down to see the waterfall and to swim in the pool at its base. When they saw our first-class accommodations, they shook their heads in amazement that we'd carried all that stuff way out here. See, not many know about the half-mile trail that we took. They were only familiar with the four-mile trail along the side of the ridge. We just smiled, sat in our comfy chairs, and enjoyed the fruits of our labor.

Check out the rest of the pictures from the weekend!

Christmas at the Outer Banks

The Christie and Anderson families spent a week together in Avon, NC. We enjoyed the Outer Banks in the off-season, relaxing and visiting area attractions, such as the Hatteras and Ocracoke lighthouses, the Wright Brothers Memorial, and Jockey's Ridge. Take a look at some of the pictures from the trip.