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And what have YOU been doing???

Posted on | December 18, 2006 | 2 Comments

At last, the long-awaited birthday weekend post (hardeeharhar)!  Bob Seger – Our seats were pretty high up but we had a decent view except for when the cowboy next to me propped his boots up on the railing or sang along with grandiose gestures.  He spilled popcorn on me but since it wasn’t beer, I let him live.  Bob hasn’t lost much in his vocal range and all in all, it was a really good show.  I think he’s gone over to the country side with his current album and it’d be a lot easier to handle the melodies if his lyrics were more than regurgitated phrases.  I mean, how do you go from

Woke last night to the sound of thunder

how far off, I sat and wondered

started humming a song from 1962

ain’t it funny how the night moves

when you just don’t seem to have as much to lose

strange how the night moves

with autumn closing in

TO:

the heart’s a lonely hunter

it never quite feels safe

the devil’s in the details

the thrill is in the chase

you rise and fall like water

you try to stay the same

the only thing that’s certain

is that everything will change

I guess he’s happy now and he’s one of those artists who need to suffer for their art. 

Sunday morning, we got up early and drove to the South Cumberland State Recreation Area in Grundy County, TN.  We threw on our packs and hit the trail.   

This is Suter Falls, which as you can see, was partially frozen.  The trail approached the falls on the left, went under a huge rock overhang with gigantic icicles (top pic), then crossed the water.  It was really pretty and very cold!  We continued on to Horsepound Falls, which is named for civil war dissidents and criminals who cached stolen horses here.

The falls are at the very left.  The water drops for about 30 feet, pools and then drops again. 

Our plan was to hike 4.8 miles to our campsite, and then about 9 miles back to the car on Monday.  Well.  Suffice it to say that this was a learning experience.  I learned that I am waaaayy out of shape.  And that it hurts (a lot) to go down steep hills on weak knees.  So you don’t think I’m a TOTAL wimp, here’s a shot of the terrain.

Those were actually the easy parts because it was flat.  Much of the trail was bouldering, straight up hills, straight down hills.  After the slow pace on Sunday, we scrapped the idea of doing a loop and doubling our mileage on Monday, and hiked out on the same trail.  Which meant climing UP everything I’d climbed down the day before, but climbing up is much easier on my knees so I was happy to do it. 

My main goal for 2007 is to get my body back in shape.  I love being in the woods where my cell phone doesn’t work, I love getting away from chores and being able to hear myself think.  Being out of shape took so much joy away from this trip, and these are experiences I treasure and want to continue having for a long, long time.   

And if you’ve been patient enough to wade through all this, here are some pretty knits!

My friend Ginny came over Saturday for a cup of coffee and a chat and she brought several Christmas scarves she’s making for her family.  Since she doesn’t have a blog and since I am in love with these colorways and want to try to duplicate them, I took pictures which she said I could share.  The above scarf is merino/silk from a SAFF vendor whose name I can’t recall.  Double moss stitch and it’s for Ginny’s sister.  I tried to run away with it, but she caught me due to my hobbledy knees. 

This is a scarf Ginny’s making for her mom and it is to-die-for-gorgeous.  The color also looks fabulous on Gin – I’d be so tempted to keep it for myself if I were her.  But she’s a selfless knitter, unlike yours truly.

Now I must go catch up on the 127,614 entries waiting for me on bloglines.

Category: Hiking, Music

Comments

2 Responses to “And what have YOU been doing???”

1. Janet
   December 18th, 2006 @ 2:23 pm

   Tell Ginny: GORGEOUS scarves! Was the blue one Brooks Farm? Just curious!

   BTW, I love the photo you took with your shadows on the bridge. Good for you getting away and getting fresh air and clarity.

2. Ginny
   December 19th, 2006 @ 7:07 pm

   No, the rose-gold-terra cotta is a Brooks Farms Riata. The ice blue is a 50% merino/50% silk from a woman in PA. She was upstairs at SAFF near a corner, if that helps. I dropped the label in the bottom of one of my many knitting bags. If I find it I’ll be happy to share its provenance. Thanks for the compliment, too! The second pattern is from an old Vogue dictionary called spur stitch. Hard on the hands.