Saluda, NC Day Trip

The kids and Josh were both off this Monday so we drove about 2 hours away to explore the Green River Game Lands.

The weather was amazing. Sunny and 70 in February. Pinch me...am I dreaming!?!

The area was beautiful. The towns motto is "Where the foothills end and the Blue Ridge Begins." We've been looking for mountain hikes an easy drive from Charlotte.

There was even an area with a few small waterfalls. We had fun climbing down to them and back up again as there was no trail close to the water.

The hike to the falls was all up hill so we had to take a bunch of breaks for little legs.

The lizards even came out today and Addy is the master of catching them.

Lovely trail and forest with so many leaves and trees it was like fall.

At the end of our hike we let the kids play in the sand on the banks of the Green River.

Just gorgeous. I see now why they call it the Green River. The water is actually a blue green color.

We drove into town and ate at a delicious BBQ place. Then got ice cream from a downtown shop for the ride home.