My First Visit to Brandywine, West Virginia with the Colliers!

If you start at the bottom and work your way up, you'll be able to view the pictures in order!

What a great family!

I cannot believe I almost forgot this picture! One of my favorite shower curtains of all time! :o)

Everyone was pretty wore out after the hike. Look at Philip and those big brown eyes!

This led to a pretty amusing discussion, "Bryon, just think of what it must feel like to be pregnant!" Haha. Oh he makes me laugh.

Praise the Lord we didn't add to those 15 people! Bob, Kiera, Bryon and even me! We made it all the way to the top. A three mile hike, overall.

If you can't make out the words, this sign at Seneca Rocks says, "Since 1971, 15 people have died at Seneca Rocks from falls."

A very windy place, that Spruce Knob!

A very...umm...manly?...pose! Haha...beautiful Spruce Knob, and Bryon on a rock. We're actually on the highest peak of West Virginia, here.

Yummy! Breakfast! An egg and cheese omelet, and a tropical punch Capri Sun. Thanks Bryon!

Cactus (maybe I should say, 'cacti') grow here! I heard Bryon touched one when he was younger and after he had been told not to by his Papaw.

Love the picture. Love the boy in the picture!

I think this is called a 'swinging bridge'. If you want the truth, I was a little nervous getting out here, but after a minute of stabilizing, I was fine!

We seriously made a new friend! Here is Shawn. He's bailing hay with a really neat bailer. We went down to watch when we were kind of looking for something to do one evening, and this guy stopped to talk to us. Very nice man. Very cool tractor!

Flowers?! For me?! What'a great guy! :o)

Bob used to swim here! We hiked around the whole lake one evening after dinner.

Bryon catches helgramites on our first day of fishing! These little creatures are probably some of the grossest things I've ever saw.

The sun begins to set on our first day there! (Notice grass now. See! I told you it looked better!)

You'll never guess what Bryon did after we first arrived! He took care of the yard! It looked better after he mowed it. My boyfriend is such a hard worker!

Honest to goodness, I was so surprised to see how quickly that little cabin became so 'cozy' and 'homey' after we got our stuff in.

This kitchen was the place for many good times. Bryon's omelets, Kiera's dinners, late night games of dominoes, and sandwich packing for our fishing trips!

And the famous quote by Bryon, "Erin, this isn't what you pictured at all, is it?!"

And here's some turkey feet!! (It made a lot of sense after I learned that this cabin is mostly used by men who come here to hunt!)

We finally arrive and here's what my eyes behold!!! (Notice the grass before...)

Bryon and me and the view from Germany Valley (I think that's what it's called!)

Oh my gosh! This struck me as so weird. Only Bryon knows how funny it really was.

Haha...Oh my goodness! The sun was in Philip's eyes! What'a cutie.

We stopped at Seneca Rocks on the way there...

This past weekend I was priviledged enough to get the chance to visit Brandywine, West Virginia with Bryon, Bob, Kiera, and of course Philip. What a great few days with some of my favorite people. To be honest, I didn't know what to expect as I rode up with Bryon. I heard different things about Brandywine, and the cabin in which Bob's family has built. Some things I did know for sure: the cabin was made of center block, it not too long ago received an indoor bathroom instead of the out-house outside, and if I wanted to make a phonecall, it meant driving up the road a ways to use the payphone!

Kiera and I were talking one evening in the cabin and we came to the conclusion, it's trips like this one when you realize that you don't need things like tv's or cell phone service to enjoy yourself. The beautiful weather and countryside was refreshing, and I'm so happy that I got a chance to experience this part of West Virginia. I learned of the many different places where Bryon's dad, Bob, spent his summers, and going back to visit was very special not only to them, but also to me. Here's some pictures! I hope you enjoy!