A Trip to the North Georgia Mountains (and Rivers)

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With the kids, the dog, 9 fish and enough electronic equipment to supply a small start-up business all packed in the van, we headed to the lake for the month of July.  Less than 24 hours later, we were driving back home with heavy hearts and questions like, “Now, what are we gonna do?” Ah, the woes of an ancient lake house and an even older septic tank.

Thanks to the quick thinking and planning of my dear friend Kristin, we were off on a new adventure to the North Georgia Mountains.

The cabin was a fabulous and fit 3 adults and 5 kids beautifully.  With a river in the back yard and a bunch of tubes, we had a blast!  We hiked, tubed, hiked some more, fished, tubed some more, geocached, and saw a part of Georgia that we’d never seen before.  It was a success, except for the 2 flat tires and a bee sting.

Skagway = Awesome Zip Line!

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So Skagway itself is pretty boring… you can walk through the entire town in 30 minutes.  Luckily we found some guys promoting their new Zip-line.  We decided to go for it.  We put the kiddos in Club Hal, and jumped in a generic white van.  The long ride (45 min) out of town was a bit disconcerting, as the release paperwork that they had us sign looked like it had been balled up and thrown on the floor.  From the base camp, we jumped in a custom unimog which took us to the equipment camp another 15 minutes away and up a rather steep incline.  After donning brand-spanking new equipment, we were a bit skeptical.  We went through a training session on our equipment and hand signals.  Then it was time to take the jump.  Needless to say, we survived.  Most importantly though, we all had a major blast and would recommend Alaska Excursions to anyone looking for a great zip line adventure.  The scenery was spectacular and the guides were amazing.  5 stars all the way (we’re pretty sure they’ve perfected their release forms since our visit back in May).  Check out our pics and video!

Juneau – a Big day!

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We started the day with some whale watching on the Orca Odysea.  Then we witnessed the receding of Mendenhal Glacier.  After a quick brew at the Red Dog Saloon, the birthday boy, his wife, my mom, and I took off on a most spectacular helicopter glacier tour with Era Helicopters.  It was yet another day of fabulous weather…