Trails? We don't need no stinking trails!
Last night, friend Diefenbaker (a.k.a. Scott) came up from
Asheboro so we could get an early start on a geocaching trip to Roanoke this
morning. He brought bourbon. So...there was bourbon for most of the evening.
We did take a bourbon break to have dinner at the nearby Third Bay Cafe, which has THE best burgers in town, if not pretty much anywhere. Then there
was bourbon.
We got up and hit the road pretty early. Once in Roanoke, we put in 4.5 miles
of rugged geocaching, mostly up and down the sides of Mill Mountain. The photo
above is the "before" picture. By the end of it, I didn't have the strength
left to hold up my phone and snap an "after" picture (partly because I'd used
my already failing arm and hand muscles to feed myself a delicious brisket sandwich
at Mission BBQ).
Hey, the shortest distance between two points, and all that. Trails. Ha!
(Maybe we should have taken the trails.)
Late addendum: I just realized that, after today's outing, I am one cache shy of my 16,000th find. Wowz.
Late addendum: I just realized that, after today's outing, I am one cache shy of my 16,000th find. Wowz.
L: A bona fide Bigfoot track! R: A friendly box turtle spotted along our
trek
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| A nice view of Roanoke in the distance |
L: A new bike trail under construction—looks challenging; R: Cripes, we're only halfway there!
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| A nice stream flowing through Fishburn Park |
