Four days off for both Kevin and I have made for a fun, semi
productive holiday weekend. Taking a
break from the household stuff that tends to get in the way of a weekend home,
we traveled about an hour from our house into Oconee County to Stumphouse Tunnel Park and Issaqueena falls. The kids were so excited to
explore a tunnel on foot. They have always enjoyed getting to drive through mountain
tunnels when we have traveled to NY to visit family so they thought this was
really cool. And the tunnel was cool. A
cool 57 degrees and very damp. The kids
had fun with their flashlights and the dark tunnel.
After we emerged from the tunnel the kids found a hiking
path and quickly took us up to the top of the mountain.
When we came down we explored the old railroad track that
was supposed to lead though the mountain.
Then we found picnic shelter for some yummy lunch. Us McMahan’s love to eat!
On the other side of the park is a trail to view Issaqueena
Falls. From the lookout there wasn’t much
of a view of the falls through the trees.
So what did we do? We took a slightly treacherous journey
down the mountain so we could have a better look. I have to admit I was a bit of a nervous
wreck as my two older kids scaled the rocks and roots like they were
nothing. There were a couple of times my
imagination got the best of me. Needless
to say I was overreacting, so I didn’t get any pictures of our journey down the
mountain. It was quite a view from the bottom.
The kids were great when we got back up but here’s a look at
how we felt and of course Kevin had a few extra pounds…
It was a fun day of new adventures. Of course no weekend home would be
complete without a few mishaps and repairs.
The air conditioner condensation pipe cracked underground and
got clogged with mud and therefore was dripping inside the house. Luckily we have super Kevin to fix
things!
After a few repairs we enjoyed a little 4th of
July cookout with some good friends. We ate some burgers and hot dogs and followed up with some
ice cream sundaes.
Hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July!
1 comment:
Looks like lots of fun all around! Well... except the condensation pipe issue, lol. But it looks like Kevin had it under control. I bet he hated tearing up that pretty new grass though!
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