back from NC

well i got back from north carolina tuesday at 4.30 in the morning. well we all had a pretty good time i think. the first day we went to the nantahala outdoor center where we got to ride the rapids down the natahala river, that was a good three hour trip. no but really it was fun, the rapids werent what you see advertised, but still it was rough in a few places. the only time we all fell, i mean jumped out, was on the very last section of rapids. and the water was about 50 degrees. boy it was cold. the next day we went to the smokey mountain national park. we hiked to the devil's chimney. WAY too high for me. not the hike, about two miles, but the height on top was about 50 ft shy of a mile high. on the way out of the park we got to see two elk. the first was a bull and he was just grazing in a meadow. that was really cool. he had a huge set of antlers and they were still growing (in velvet). we watched him for about 15 minutes, then left. about two minutes down the road, we saw a female and she was running towards the road but stopped. we just passed her since she was so close and kinda spooked already. well thats basically all we did. catch ya later