Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off to the Woods We Go...

Okay, blog friends on Saturday I decided that John and I needed to take a mini adventure into the heart of Eastern KY.  Since the move, I have not been able to get on my treadmill and it is killing me to get out and exercise!  I feel like I have gained 50 pounds from all the wonderful cooking his mother has provided :)  So, Saturday we took off, on foot, up to the "A" frame in Jenkins, KY.  Keep in mind that it was rather hot, I am in BEAR country, it has rained everyday that week so it was muddy and it was 2 miles in-2 miles out!  And we were hiking a "MOUNTAIN"...lol!  A little history with the "A" frame...the very FIRST time I came in to see John (before we were dating) he took my the "A" frame at sunset.  After that, I told him that I would have to go and see this place everytime I came in.  It was so quiet and beautiful there!  You could think, process your thoughts and just feel at peace!  Then, in September of 2008, this is the very place John proposed to me!  It was so meaningful and beautiful before and now it holds even more value!  So here is my favorite place in Jenkins, KY!  In addition, I promised to show some how far "down" the mountain I lived and how many mountains I was surrounded by.

Walking sticks and water are ready for the trip!

The view before the hike!

If you look really close you can a granddaddy long-leg hanging onto the leaf :)

When we arrived at the top it tells you how high you are!!!  WOW!!

The BEAUTIFUL sky and view...ahhhh!

More views from the "A" frame!

AND MORE!!!

In the middle of the trees there is an open space.  That open space is the family graveyard behind where I live.  The trees are blocking my house, but you can see the main road on the other side of the trees and the Freewill Baptist Church in the left corner if you look really hard :)

Please excuse me for my attire, but I LOVE this picture.  It kind of gives you a perspective of how massive the views are from here!

John and his hat (that I don't really care for...haha)

It was such a beautiful day!!

Okay, so you know I said I was hiking in a mountain earlier, well here is one of the MASSIVE climbs I had to walk!  It was soooo long!  It may not look that bad in the picture, but let me tell you...IT WAS!

A beautiful butterfly I found on our way out :)

This picture was taken from the Freewill Baptist Church.  If you remember I mentioned it earlier in a photo.  You can see the "A" frame in the little white circle.  It is th highest point you can go in Jenkins, KY.

Better picture of how far away this mountain really is!

Well, I hope you enjoyed this blog about my little adventure on Saturday.  It took at total of two hours to hike in and hike back out.  I was exhausted when we were finished!!  It was great exercise and the weather was perfect!  If you know me very well, you know that "hiking" really is not my thing!  I had a bandana on my head to try and keep the bugs away because they were truly getting on my nerves!!!  And John, who watches all these "How to Survive" shows was giving me the 411 on bears and rattlesnakes...ECK!  Luckily, the only wild life we saw that day was the granddaddy long-leg and the butterfly...lol!  He was rather disappointed and told me that I was walking too loud...well my explanation for that was, "Good, because I would rather not face death today!!"  I hope you enjoyed :)

P.S. Sorry if the pictures are outside of the blog space...I maximized them so you see the beautiful detail up close :)