"We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.” -John Muirh South Branch Falls My husband and I needed a break from that quarantined cooped up feeling and the routines of our housebound life as a stay at home parent and a (now) remote worker. We are lucky in the fact that we co-own a cabin with family in Elk Creek, Virginia, so we already knew where to go for the perfect get away. Without a

3 Day trip Raleigh, NC to Elk Creek, VA Vader living his best life at Stone Mountain Falls. Each year for our anniversary Matt and I try to do something special, just the two of us. This past year we snuck away for a long weekend to stay at our cabin in Elk Creek, which is located in Southwestern Virginia- The Blue Ridge Highlands. There is so much to see and do on the way from Raleigh to this area of Virginia! I will do more posts as we discover more spots. Day 1: We stopp