Since it has been a very busy week & I'm behind on my blogging, here's an entry from my guest book by my good friend, Alan Briggs:
6/9/10"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRED!! Old 'Dead Fred' has actually been able 'to hang' the last two days, despite lots of walking to find (or more accurately - search for) trout waters. Monday was waterfall day - hiked above Triple Falls, up Little River to High Falls. Really special place in the early evening with the sun on the face of the falls. Caught four trout and grilled them for dinner. Then sat up very late by a nice fire, drinking & talking away. [The first 4 pics are at the base of High Falls. Alan insisted on a pic of me & just happened to catch me as I got a fish on.]
Had so much fun that it was nearly 1:00 before we got out today. Went to Fawn Lake and then hiked our butts off trying to find Grassy Creek. The falls were worth it even if the fishing wasn't.
Big steaks on the grill and good wine kicked off Fred's B-day evening. Another great evening before an outrageously beautiful and playful fire. Fred found some cedar logs and the scent of it burning was reminiscent of a sweat lodge. Very soothing and cleansing.
Today Fred is off to Asheville to see old friends. I am deciding to stay or go. Either way - it has been a beautiful visit.
6/10/10 Fred is now into year 64. Way to go. Last night Alan got the 'Can't hang' award while Fred stayed up late again. Way to go, Scooter. Pretty impressive for an old fart. Of course getting you up to make coffee today was a pain - "
While I was in Asheville Alan went fishing at Green River Preserve, a 3,400 acre tract with a beautiful little trout stream. He caught lots of fish, all of them wild, and had a perma-grin when I returned. He fished about 2 hours & caught about 30 trout, all released, of course.
Alan: "So today I leave the birthday boy. Great visit with my little brother, Scooter. I had missed him & it was great to share a little vacation time with him on his adventure. Thanks, bro. I love you. Come to Ashe County sometime. Raccoon Holler is calling. :-)"
On my birthday I received a notice from the IRS concerning my 2008 tax return, saying I owe them a couple grand. Thankfully I had a good accountant do the taxes for that year, as they were very complicated with LaVerne's passing. Looks like I may have to make a special trip to Raleigh to look up some information. Happy birthday to me from Uncle Sam!
Life is still good & I'm still looking forward to the next stage - Fontana Village.
6/9/10"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRED!! Old 'Dead Fred' has actually been able 'to hang' the last two days, despite lots of walking to find (or more accurately - search for) trout waters. Monday was waterfall day - hiked above Triple Falls, up Little River to High Falls. Really special place in the early evening with the sun on the face of the falls. Caught four trout and grilled them for dinner. Then sat up very late by a nice fire, drinking & talking away. [The first 4 pics are at the base of High Falls. Alan insisted on a pic of me & just happened to catch me as I got a fish on.]
Had so much fun that it was nearly 1:00 before we got out today. Went to Fawn Lake and then hiked our butts off trying to find Grassy Creek. The falls were worth it even if the fishing wasn't.
Big steaks on the grill and good wine kicked off Fred's B-day evening. Another great evening before an outrageously beautiful and playful fire. Fred found some cedar logs and the scent of it burning was reminiscent of a sweat lodge. Very soothing and cleansing.
Today Fred is off to Asheville to see old friends. I am deciding to stay or go. Either way - it has been a beautiful visit.
6/10/10 Fred is now into year 64. Way to go. Last night Alan got the 'Can't hang' award while Fred stayed up late again. Way to go, Scooter. Pretty impressive for an old fart. Of course getting you up to make coffee today was a pain - "
While I was in Asheville Alan went fishing at Green River Preserve, a 3,400 acre tract with a beautiful little trout stream. He caught lots of fish, all of them wild, and had a perma-grin when I returned. He fished about 2 hours & caught about 30 trout, all released, of course.
Alan: "So today I leave the birthday boy. Great visit with my little brother, Scooter. I had missed him & it was great to share a little vacation time with him on his adventure. Thanks, bro. I love you. Come to Ashe County sometime. Raccoon Holler is calling. :-)"
On my birthday I received a notice from the IRS concerning my 2008 tax return, saying I owe them a couple grand. Thankfully I had a good accountant do the taxes for that year, as they were very complicated with LaVerne's passing. Looks like I may have to make a special trip to Raleigh to look up some information. Happy birthday to me from Uncle Sam!
Life is still good & I'm still looking forward to the next stage - Fontana Village.
Thanks for a great visit. Please post some of those pix of High Falls and the "Fred Fish Dance"!
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