Falling Water.

buddha decided to accompany me on a little camping trip this past weekend. we stayed at Rocky Gap State Park in Flinstone, Maryland. then we went to Mill Run, Pennsylvania where we got to see Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece home, "Falling Water."

we stopped at the very nice rest stop when we get into PA and it totally made me smile. 

a view from the visitor center.

looking out over the landscape. 

so, made it to falling water. when I saw the sign my heart started beating. 

this happened to be on the walk down to the house. beautiful. 

and then i saw it...

 I was blown away. 

 

It hangs entirely over the stream and waterfall. 

here is a photo joiner of the back.

Love organic architecture. 

This really is love for nature. 

The "front door" is on your left. 

a picture worth no words. only the feeling of awe.

Checked out Kentuck Knob, another FLW house nearby, but I didn't want to pay to get in so just took a few photos of the sculpture garden. 

an apple core.

some fancy bird houses.

After that, we went on a hike through Ohiopyle State park. 

I call it: Moss on a rock.

I call it: Mushrooms on tree.

This was on a hike through my campsite which was at Rocky Gap State Park in Flinstone, Maryland. 

Lake Habeeb

The Canyon Overlook was impressive. 

A spider and his web, undisturbed. 

Met a little aggressive deer who was ready to attack. He stomped his feet and snorted and stood his ground. I was about 15 feet away and pretty startled when I saw him. 

And that concludes my magical weekend excursion through the woods. 

:)

Memorial Weekend

So this past weekend, I went on a few little adventures of my own! First, I went on a little hike with Gracie girl. She loves to hike to the water tower. I asked her if Buddha could come and she approved.

We hiked all the way to the water tower. Believe me, its a hike! I decided her unofficial nickname will be Hikey McHikerson.

On Saturday, I decided to do a little Mt. Biking. I found this little trial. didn't like it a whole lot, but it wasn't too bad. 

 

On Sunday, I decided to go for a little hike with Buddha. As we were walking down the trail, I noticed a mailbox hanging on the tree. At first, I thought does someone live back here? As soon as I realized where I just came from and how far away I was from any road, I laughed at myself and decided to check it out. I was scared to open it, because I was just reading about brown recluse spiders and how they like to hide out in dry dark places that haven't been touched in a while. I looked at some of the infection pictures and was pretty paranoid and skeptical of opening it.

Buddha decided to be the brave one and open it for me. Inside, I found a memo book that had memos dating back several years of people that walked along the trail. After reading all of the fun little entries, I decided to leave my own. FLT stands for the Finger Lakes Trial. I guess its part of a larger trail system that is hundreds of miles long.

Buddha and I went Kayaking on Almond Lake, right near the FLT. This might be our close favorite new spot!

Join us on our next adventure! :)

Morning Hike

Last night, I went on a little run around Canisteo. It was fun to look around at small town life. When I returned, I filled up on some water and sat down to relax with a nice cup of Spiced Chai Tea.

Grace (4 years old) wanted to go for a hike up to the water tower behind Ashley's house; I decided to join them. I was impressed by the view from the water tower. I wanted to go back up myself and explore a little further into the woods.

This morning I woke up and everyone was gone! So, I got on my hiking shoes and grabbed buddha. We hiked up to the water tower and sat a while looking out over Canisteo. It was fantastic and ultra peaceful.

The Water Tower. 

|Buddha enjoyed.|