Little River Canyon Revisited

[Mistwalker]

Last weekend I went down to Desoto Park and The Little River Canyon in Fort Payne AL. I liked it so much I wanted to take Lisa back there this weekend so I tried to make a reservation in the camp grounds which was booked, both primitive and improved, so then I decided since it was our first over-night away since Alayna was born six years ago that we would just find lodging. We ended up staying in a place called The Settlement at Monk’s Cove, which has cabins and a really nice B&B set up. It was a great trip and we will be going back.


We checked in at the B&B

Then we headed for The Little River Canyon about 16 miles away. Nice drive on the way there and beautiful colors in the canyon. Not as many pics as usual, we spent a lot of time just sitting and talking and enjoying the surroundings. It had been a while since we had had a really peaceful time in the woods together as Mr. and Mrs. Rather than as mom and dad. Most of the pics of me are still on her camera.

When the sun started setting we headed back to the B&B to relax by the fireplace and just chill. Lisa is digging the Black Leek she picked up a few weeks ago.

We both really enjoyed the fireplace

The next morning she was too tired to want to get out of bed and was just enjoying the peace and scent of the oak on the fireplace so I got the fire going good again and she missed out on the second “B”. I on the other hand thoroughly enjoyed the breakfast, coffee on the patio, and a walk around the grounds. The food was awesome, and pretty much everyone cleaned their plates. The delicious homemade jams went really well with the great homemade biscuits!

She finally came dragging out of the bed and joined me right before we checked out and headed out for another peaceful day in the woods.

It was the first time in a long time I had seen her just sitting and relaxing and whittling.

It was a great trip! The lesson learned was next time leave on Friday and stay two nights!


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[pitdog]

Great pics as always Mist !

That looks like me and the wifes kinda break. Can't believe ya mrs slept in and missed breakfast, does she not realize it's the most important meal of the day, LOL !

PS. I'm guessing this knife is one of Bryan Breeden's, love the look of it, what model is it ?

 

[caine]

Place looks nice. Id lay around all day

 

[The Warrior]

Looks like a hell of a good time brother. Thanks for posting.

 

[sicily02]

Hi all,

Brian, that looks like a great place to visit and spend time at. The pics of the place you stayed area awesome.

Pitdog, Lisa's knife is a Sojourner model that Brian aka mistwalker designed.

Bryan

 

[coaldigger]

Great pics ! Looks like a good place to visit. Thats is Bryan Breeden's knife work...I can tell it & his sheath work anywhere ! Good looking knife ! Glad you guy's had a good trip !

 

[pitdog]

Hi all,

Brian, that looks like a great place to visit and spend time at. The pics of the place you stayed area awesome.

Pitdog, Lisa's knife is a Sojourner model that Brian aka mistwalker designed.

Bryan

Thanks Bryan, love the clean lines !

 

[mtnfolk mike]

awesome pics Brian.. looks like you and the misses had a great time away...
my wife and i stayed a B & B last year for our anniversary.. it was really nice and definitely a treat, compared to ground dwelling..

 

[cappaletti]

GREAT pics..as always!!!

 

[Bastid]

Awesome place and it looks like you folks had a great time. When it water is running it is my favorite white water spot in the area. When I first went down the little river I fell in love with the place and ended up buying a plot of land smack dab in the middle at Dee's Point.

Here is a shot of Bottleneck rapid in the canyon.

 

[Mistwalker]

Great pics as always Mist !

That looks like me and the wifes kinda break. Can't believe ya mrs slept in and missed breakfast, does she not realize it's the most important meal of the day, LOL !

PS. I'm guessing this knife is one of Bryan Breeden's, love the look of it, what model is it ?

Thanks bro, glad you enjoyed them Under normal circumstances I would have expected it, she's really not an early breakfast kind of girl, but I didn't expect it there. It's ok though, we went to relax anyway...she got to relax and I just ate part of what would have been her share of the breakfast when I went back for seconds

Yep, it's a Breeden, but Bryan isn't entirely correct on the model. It's similar to the Sojourner but not. It's one that was custom made for Lisa using more of the aspects of the Recon design, but smaller for Lisa and with blue G-10 because she's just hung up on blue. The brown handled knife is the Sojourner. Lisa's knife is 8.5" o.a. with 4.5" of blade and 3.5" of cutting edge.

Place looks nice. Id lay around all day

Yeah, it had that effect on her too lol.

Looks like a hell of a good time brother. Thanks for posting.

It was a great time bro, glad you enjoyed the post.

Hi all,

Brian, that looks like a great place to visit and spend time at. The pics of the place you stayed area awesome.

Thanks Bryan, man it was awesome, I could stay a month there if I had the funds lol.

Pitdog, Lisa's knife is a Sojourner model that Brian aka mistwalker designed.

Bryan

Umm, see above reply to Pit

Great pics ! Looks like a good place to visit. Thats is Bryan Breeden's knife work...I can tell it & his sheath work anywhere ! Good looking knife ! Glad you guy's had a good trip !

Thanks bro, it was an awesome place to visit! Yep, definitely Bryan's work alright and Lisa's favorite bushcraft/whittling knife. Thanks man, it was a great trip, and we reeeally needed it.

awesome pics Brian.. looks like you and the misses had a great time away...
my wife and i stayed a B & B last year for our anniversary.. it was really nice and definitely a treat, compared to ground dwelling..

Thanks Mike, and yeah we had a fantastic time! And yeah, it was definitely a treat after sleeping on the ground the weekend before!

GREAT pics..as always!!!

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed the photos!

Awesome place and it looks like you folks had a great time. When it water is running it is my favorite white water spot in the area. When I first went down the little river I fell in love with the place and ended up buying a plot of land smack dab in the middle at Dee's Point.

Here is a shot of Bottleneck rapid in the canyon.

Yes, it was beautiful! After wondering around there two weekends in a row I can easily see being inspired to buy some land there. Awesome picture I bet the whole river is really beautiful when it is really up and rolling, I'm going to have to keep my eye on the weather there and come down for photos when the water is up.

 

[sicily02]

I was just testing ya Brian to see if you remembered lol.

YOU PASSED.

Bryan

 

[Dusty One]

Beautiful part of the country....Thanks for all the pic's !

 

[jds1]

You found yourself a sweet spot there.

Jeff

 

[kgd]

Looks like a nice vacation Mist!

 

[WILLIAM.M]

What a way to spend some time with your lady!!!

Looks like a place I'm sure all of us would love to bring our partners to..

Thanks for posting Bro

 

[Mistwalker]

I was just testing ya Brian to see if you remembered lol.

YOU PASSED.

Bryan

Lol, cool glad I passed!

Beautiful part of the country....Thanks for all the pic's !

It really is a beautiful area down there. Glad you enjoyed the post!

You found yourself a sweet spot there.

Jeff

Oh yeah, hope to get to do it again soon!

Looks like a nice vacation Mist!

It was fantastic! The only problem was not long enough...

What a way to spend some time with your lady!!!

Looks like a place I'm sure all of us would love to bring our partners to..

Thanks for posting Bro

Thanks bro, glad you liked the post. It was a wonderful time, wish we would have / could have done it sooner and hope to do it again soon, it was really therapeutic for both of us.