It's easy to be slightly bumfuzzled when your brain cells have been iced down for, oh, almost a month. The snow still lingering, which is a mere 6" in some spots, is no longer pretty and fluffy; it's been hard, slick, and crunchy for almost the entire time, thanks to freezing rain... not to temperatures that would encourage melting.
I took our daughter, Katie, to the airport in Charlotte last Thursday, and I have gone nowhere in a vehicle since that time... other than to the cabin to shower because our tub drain gave up 10 days ago (yes, I DROVE in 4 degrees with wind and damp hair late at night because it took that long every day to convince me we still couldn't take a shower in our own tub, which needed to be cleaned 10 days ago and really needs it now, but still...). We're glad to have a shower on the premises, of course, but we'd rather have cabineers on the premises. And it's a little hard to rent the cabin out when we need to use it ourselves.
Speaking of the cabin and cabineers (which is why we have the blog!), we're offering a SPECIAL RATE on reservations thru the end of March! The bargain rate thru March is $75/night, and with a reservation of two nights, you can have a third for only $50. Tax is added, of course, because what would we do without taxes.... So give us a call! You might just see some snow :)
Back to our time in the cabin. It's the first time we've showered there! It's not a stretch-WAY-out-and-vegetate-in-luxury type of experience, but it does the job, and it's kinda fun to hear Criminal Minds on the TV. 'Cause nothin' says relaxing like a frantic hunt for a deranged killer.
This afternoon, I ventured back to the waterfalls with the camera in one gloved hand, and the shovel in another (don't ask). I managed to get some pictures without sliding into what used to be the ponds:
The big pond, with encouraging teasers of the ground that may still be there after all...
The icewaterfall from the big pond to the little pond
The little pond. I'm pretty sure.
The little pond icewaterfall
And that's not all!
Because I am spending way too much time on the computer and not enough on the treadmill (alright, alright, NONE), I have learned to upload videos to YouTube! Yes, ME - Mountainbilly Mama! And here are two of the most exciting videos you'll have a chance to watch today/tonight/whenever. Grab a popcorn kernel or two and enjoy the double feature.
Just don't blink.
First Feature:
Second Feature:
