Carolyn & Rob Adventures: August 2019

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

July 2019 - Blacksburg

Still having a great summer in the mountains around Blacksburg. I reconnected with my Aunt in Roanoke and 3 of my Uncles who live near Harrisonburg, VA. I also went on a lot of walks around campus and played some golf. Here are some pictures.

Golf with my friend Skip (and his wife Chris) (we were friends in Blacksburg in 1980) at the Blacksburg Country Club

Day trip to Harrisonburg to see 2 of my Uncles (Roger and David)

Scenes from Virginia Tech campus

Virginia Tech golf course (the course used to be 18 holes – now only 9 holes – will have buildings on it in a few years). When I was a student it was $2 green fee to play all day (walking). Now it is $19 to play all day (walking) as a senior.

Draper Valley golf course (with my friend Skip – he beat me – and won money from me - for the second time here!)

Kroger (the new one) in Blacksburg

Golf at Blacksburg Country Club (again with my friend Skip)

Golf with my friend Don at Auburn Hills golf course in Riner, VA

Don and the Hokie Bird

At the end of my time in Blacksburg, I decided to go on a hike to the Cascades Waterfall in Pembroke, Va. It is about 30 minutes west of Blacksburg and is a really nice hike 2 miles up a hill to a spectacular waterfall. The total hike is 4 miles and follows the Stoney Creek stream. Here are some pictures.

Here is a video of the waterfall

June 2019 - Tennessee

From Wisconsin, I drove back to the house sit place in Crossville, TN. I then decided to leave that house as there were still a couple of fleas in the house upon my return. I went to an airbnb in Knoxville for a week and then to Chattanooga for a couple of days to visit my friend, Greg. Here are some pictures.

Here is the mailbox near the house in Crossville and the nearest road… (I would have taken a picture of the sign at the end of the road, but alas, there is no road sign).

Laurel Valley Golf Course in Townsend, TN. I shot my best score ever at this course, a 73 on a par 70, with 4 birdies. My net score was a 59, my best net score ever. Beautiful mountain course in the foothills of the Smokies.