Columbus, Georgia is where our son Dennis and his family live. His wife Kathy is from Columbus, so when they got married they continued living there. They have three kids, (Kristin, Blake & Meagan) a cat and a dog, and a beautiful big house with a wonderful pool. We headed out to their house on Thursday after my dr. appointment in Alpharetta. When we got there, it was very hot so, I jumped in the pool! I really love the pool!
Friday morning Kathy, being the hiker she is, asked Burl and I if we wanted to go for a nice hike in Pine Mountain. We said yes and off we went, including our grandson, Blake. It took a while to get to where we were going but it was a nice ride. Finally we arrived and prepared to start off on our nice hike. Kathy has a 'fitbit' which tells you the amount of steps, miles and determines according to up and downs of the hike, how many flights of stairs you climb. The trail we were taking was about 2.5 miles and that was good for us. So Blake started out. With him being an Eagle Scout who hikes quite often, he was our leader. Burl followed him and really did a great job keeping up. I fell in behind Burl and was quite proud of him staying right with Blake. Kathy brought up the rear making sure I didn't drop on the spot from overheatedness (is that a word?). We kept up and finally came to a spot (lookout spot) that you could see for miles. It was beautiful. Plus we also saw a turtle!
At this point we could turn around and go back the same way or go down another trail that would still lead us to the beginning again. We chose that latter and off we went. Now this trail was not as level as what we had already traveled. The land began going upward. It wasn't real fast and high at the same time; it was just continuously going upward. Sweat was dripping off me.. and I didn't seem to keep up with Burl as well as I had done earlier. It was beautiful until we came to the part where the tornado came through and took out a wide stretch of trees. It was sad to see so many trees fallen. It brought me back to the tornado of April 2011 that took out all our trees in the back and side yard and put a hole in our roof after 3 trees fell on it. We were in MO at the time, thank God, but it sure scared my dogs who were in the house at the time. So, I related to the downed trees. We finally reached the end of the trail and I was out of water and soaked to the skin. Plus I need the bathroom, so off to the Park Office we went to use the facilities. We walked out back to see the view and it was amazing! Then on the way back, we saw a SNAIL! Yep, a pretty orangish colored snail. He was so pretty. I took a pic of him, but still haven't figured out how to put pics on the blog. If I figure it out, you'll see him! After all that, Kathy told us we had walked 5 miles; equivalent to 44 flights of stairs (determined by the up and down of the land). Thats pretty cool for two oldies like Burl and me.
When we got back to Kathy's house, I headed to the pool! Did I say how much I love the pool? It felt so good! When Dennis came home, we all got ready to head out to dinner at Houlihans in downtown Columbus. Excellent Food!!! If you are ever downtown and want good food, good price and excellent hospitality, go to Houlihans!
On Saturday, I immediately put on my bathing suit and stayed in the pool until I knew it was time to head home. I really love their pool and totally enjoyed just relaxing in the pool. It gave Kathy and I time to just talk. As it turns out, we'll be able to meet up with them again on their vacation in July in NC. That will give us more family time; time for us to enjoy Kristin and Meagan. It really was a great weekend!
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