We decided to head up to the Virginia Creeper Trail one Saturday because Sam had a free weekend and we thought it was finally warm enough. It was quite the experience! This is a 17 mile (mostly paved) trail that is downhill and absolutely beautiful... You rent bikes from a local place in town, then they bus you to the top of the trail and ride down all the way back to the bike shop in town! Little did we know it would be a good 20 degrees cooler and raining just 30 minutes up the mountain. UGH! Well, I did bring jackets for all of us just in case but when we got out of the car there in the town, it was very warm and muggy outside so I left them all in our car! Boo! Anyways, they dropped us off and it almost simultaneously started sprinkling. So the first hour or so was quite cold! Warm blooded Sam and Ivy seemed totally fine but I was freezing! Luckily, they had a little stop along the way that had snacks and plastic ponchos! Hallelujah! So I wore a plastic bag the rest of the way down and felt better. Especially once it started to warm up and we started seeing the sun! All in all, it was such a fun experience! Kids thought it was amazing. The entire trip down took about 3 hours or so. Ivy rode tandem the whole way with Sam and practically pedaled the entire time for him! Haha.. Marshall was happy to ride along and snack and enjoy the scenery (and mud) in the trailer. Love that my kids are adventurous and have positive attitudes, even when elements are not totally ideal! Ivy loved that she was getting so dirty. Kept wanting me to take pictures! lol So glad to check this one off our ever-growing bucket list!
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