Schwiebert’s WebLog

Tryon Horse Show

This weekend we went to Tryon so Alexis could enter her first horse show.  It was perfect weather and great to be outside.  Alexis did absolutely great!  She won several ribbons including one first place!  I have broken the show video into two parts. Below is a compiled video of the entire show.

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This is a short video of the two jumping courses she took on Baytoven. She won fourth place in the first round and in very last jumping course she won first place. I hope you enjoy it!

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Maddron Bald Loop Backpacking Trip

Alexis, Bryanna, and I got a chance to take another backpacking trip recently. This time we drove over to the Tennessee side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and did a loop hike starting out at the Cosby campground.  If you want all of the details, take a look at the GORP site.

It really was nice that weekend! The weather was just about perfect, until it rained hiking out on Sunday. We didn’t see very many people either, which was rather surprising.  I just can not believe how great the girls did.  They carried their own pack each of the three days, and we logged almost 18 miles on the trails!  Here are a few pictures of our weekend outing:

Easter Eggs

Sorry these are a little late getting uploaded, but we have been busy.  This Easter was fairly ‘low-key’ since Kristi is really busy preparing for her big EMS certification exam and graduation.  We still had a great time!  I only took a few pictures, but we dyed 50 eggs!  I think that is the most we have ever done, but we still ended up eating them all.

Alexis on Ginger Pony

Here is a short video clip of Alexis riding her pony. She is beginning to get a little too big for her, so we are looking for some possible replacements.

Backpacking in Jones Gap

Last weekend Alexis, Bryanna, and I went on our first backpacking trip for this year. Valerie’s brother Scott came up from Charleston and met us at the trail head.  We hiked in and camped about 2 miles from the parking lot.  We did quite a bit of hiking on Saturday and hiked up to see a great waterfall on Sunday.  Our best estimate is that we logged more than 17 miles total with very little trouble.

It really was a lot of fun, and we are already making plans for another trip in the very near future.