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My Family, National Forest

Talimena Scenic Drive

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All I wanted for my birthday was mountains(or as close as you can get to them in Oklahoma) and a fall family picture.

My husband drove me all of the way to Ouachita Mountains and back in one day.

Long drive but I was happy to be there.

I would move there in a heartbeat.

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It is always a good idea to make sure you don’t forget the tripod if one of your goals on a trip is a family pic.

I ended up balancing my camera on my camera bag and even on the hood of our vehicle.

Oops.

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Maybe next time we can stay the night and get some more hiking in.

And yes, I did think it was odd that I wanted to stay in a vehicle with 5 kids all day for my birthday.

HA!

Hiking, My Family, Personal

All I wanted was Nick and a walk in the woods…

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For my birthday all I really wanted was my husband to be home and a walk in the woods.

 goatberries train bench boys pathway fishing snake light boardwalk

And that is what I got.

Being in the woods always makes everything else go away.

When things press in around me the woods push them back.

I always thought church should be outside instead of in a stuffy building.

I guess rain and other bad weather might discourage people from coming though…

Ha.