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It’s been a HOT summer, and with social distancing, we’ve been staying close to home. To wrap up June, Jay and Ansel took a trip to Conway. Jay gave Ansel a bike tour of Conway. For dinner, G-Daddy, Martha, Jay, and Ansel went to Rivertown Bistro<\/a>. The next morning, Jay and Ansel took a trip over to the beach on what was a rough and rainy morning. Some other news is that we’ve been experimenting with a vegan diet. We’ve strayed at times, but have been pretty consistent. Here is a link<\/a> to some of the recipes that we’ve tried and enjoyed including some non-vegan things we like. Note that there are just a few. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t more. Usually, Ansel comes up with undocumented ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Fourth of July, we decided we would head to Roan Mountain for the weekend. We started off with our usual trip to Smokey Mountain Bakers<\/a> for Pizza. Last year, we enjoyed hiking the entire section of the Appalachian Trail from Carver’s Gap to Highway 19E. This time, we decided to hike it southbound. If you are not familiar with that part of the trail, that means hiking up to Roan Mountain. Or, as I like to call it, the groan to the Roan! It was a great day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rest of the trip was spent recovering. Although Parker had enough energy to clear the backyard with a bush axe and swing blade. We took in some amazing sunsets. We wanted to do a hike that we had never done before and made the mistake of putting Ansel in charge. She took us to Twisting Falls on the Elk River. The steep descent to the river was hard, but the destination was worth it. Jay, Parker, and Ansel enjoyed swimming in the river. Luckily, none of them climbed up to the top and jumped off, but we enjoyed watching the daredevils that did. <\/p>\n\n\n\n