Of Men, Mountains, and Moving Water

[bkdelong]

So tired. But in a good way.

The day was planned by jdbryce - a trip down to Harpers Ferry, WV for some shopping and a little hiking. Party also included my other brother necro3, harpnfiddle, and my brother's wife and sister-in-law.

According to jdbryce, "a little hiking" is the equivalent of taking a 3mi, steep trek up a cliff on a trail the National Park Service deems "strenuous" in effort. I may have lost a lot of weight but I did have to stop often and felt my pores open FULL at several points during the walk.

But it was worth it. The view was gorgeous and I felt extremely accomplished. After hiking all the way back down, we took the car up to another section of the park and had a picnic. I was worried that in the heat and humidity I would be steaming but it was wonderful. We had tasty sandwiches, baked chips, Pomegranate and Blood Orange organic Italian soda, and chilled grapes.

I changed into my bathing suit and we headed into town to find a place to wade into the river. Lost out on parking spaces and once we finally found a spot, we decided to get some ice cream and do a little wandering. I found a nice spot to wade in on the Shenandoah side (Harpers Ferry is where the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers meet).

I had a hard time getting out of the water. We kept Sierra (my Aussie) on the lead for a while and let her off here and there. I was the only person in my family to go in although jdbryce came in a little bit - got his feet wet. The water was warm and the current refreshing.

The wives decided to head home and go shopping for dinner. I eventually waded out as we continued to fade. My brothers went to grab the car, Mom went to look at a historical bookstore and I sat on the bench drinking very cold water.

Now, I sit in jdbryce's living room watching a stumbled-upon SuperTroopers, drinking Caucasian number 2 my brother mixed up awaiting some marinated meat off the grill and the next episode of Doctor Who.

Bliss.

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Editorial remark: Harper's Ferry, WV is at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers. Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potomac_River