One Year in Virginia

We have been in Virginia for a year now... It seems like yesterday we were just arriving...

We have spent much of our free time exploring our beautiful surroundings.
We recently went on a hike to McAfee Knob. This place has some awesome views!

I wasn't afraid to get close to the edge. 

Paul was a little more hesitant.

Of course our life would not be complete if we did not spend some of our time exploring new places to fish. This weekend we met up with Paul's good friend Pat at Virginia's "famous" trout stream, Mossy Creek. Supposedly it is really hard to catch fish here. After losing 5 flies to the thistle and shrubbery along the bank and about 10 different set-ups we did manage to land a few fish. This place is definitely not for beginners.

Selecting a Location - Key for Success

Evening Fishing

We passed this classy church on our way to the river.

Morning Light 

We saw thousands of spider webs in the fields glittering with morning dew - thousands!

Success!

I asked Paul if we owned the farm along the river, would he get any work done...

That was a question I already knew the answer to. 

It just happened that the campground we were staying at had a jousting competition. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to see this! I was a little disappointed they didn't actually knock each other off their horses. Rather they compete for speed and accuracy by jousting 3 small rings in under 8 seconds. The pros rings were 1 inch in diameter! It was entertaining to say the least.

Ya gotta love the small towns.