Sunday afternoon we headed to the Nantahala Outdoor Center for information about the mountain biking trails. The center was a huge complex with cabins, restaurants, yurts, white water guides, and an awesome outfitters store. We were directed to a local who was familiar with the trails. When asking about which trails we should try she suggested that they are all excellent, but (in a southern drawl), “there’s a section on the left loop that if ya fall ya die.” This followed by a young guy chiming in, “yup I always walk that part, ya don’t want to fall. Woo that would be quite a fall.” Hands sweaty and heart pounding I decided we would try out the right loop. We headed out for a shortened version of the right loop to get our feet wet (and muddy) and know what we were in for. It turns out we were in for a lot of climbing, something we weren’t used to, but incredible trails. We made it back to the cabin exhausted and settled in for our vacation go-to food: Hamburger Helper. The day reminded me of a conversation I had with my brother, “I appreciate how you and Steven vacation but there is phrase that my vacations will include: ALL INCLUSIVE.”

-Crunch Taco in a Box Stuffed Lib and Cockroach Killing Steven