Saturday December 26th-Driskill Hill, Louisiana High Point!

Driskill Mt is just south of I20 and outside of Arcadia, LA. It's about a 1 mile hike into privately owned property across a ridgeline on a well marked trail. There's another well marked trail that goes through the woods and up the ridgeline a bit more challenging and that is the one we opted for. At the high point there is a pretty lovely overlook ( who would have thought that 535 feet would produce an impressive overlook but here on such flat land it does). It was a nice day after Christmas for us.

A few more Louisian photos

Cafe Du Monde (our Romanian waiter is in the photo behind Archie and me in the Cafe) his cousin and cousin's wife and the New Orleans Skyline at night, also a picture on the riverfront. Do not miss the Cafe, neither the coffee nor the beignets will disappoint you.

Garden District photos of New Orleans

Here are some photos from the Garden District and also a picture of the trolleycar we rode in.

Britton Hill, Florida High Point

Hard to imagine another one has come and will soon pass. Haven't been able to get to my blog for a bit. Work was really busy and this week on vacation I have very limited internet access ( it isn't in the condos we are in here actually). Ziggy is now over 50 points and has two placements ( a first and a second) towards his ASFA title. Hope he picks up some more this coming weekend in GA.

My hiking and climbing partner Archie and I have decided to see how many of the high points in the US we can make. Of course we did Clingman's dome. This week we did another of them Britton Hill in FL, photos here.It is a whopping 345 feet above sea level, and while it isn't a mountaineering expedition, it is one you have to go to if you want to start checking them off. We are going to drive to Lake Charles, LA tomorrow to visit Archie's daughter and his grandchildren and will hit LA's high spot Driskill Hill ( spot where Bonnie and Clyde were killed) on the way back to TN.

We went to New Orleans Tuesday and will put that in another blog entry with photos from there. It was great fun and just what I had hoped for.

My housesitter says I have 5 baby lambs, (there were 3 when I left). He said they are all up and playing.