Admittedly there are certain shortcomings to living in a remote rural area. For example, the local stores do not have the broadest selection of cards and due to poor planning on my part (Be nice, I've only had 35 years of practice) I ended up purchasing an anniversary card at the local Dollar General. What a deal! I got the card and an ice cream bar for the grand total of $2.08.
According to an Internet reference, the traditional 35th wedding anniversary gift used to be coral. Of course, in this day and age giving gifts made of out of coral is considered inappropriate because of the damage it promotes to precious coral reefs; however in honor of that tradition we did the next best thing - we went for a riverside picnic.
The weather was hot (almost 90 degrees!) and dry, but the Dry Fork still had a nice flow. We chose the spot where the cold waters of Otter Creek blend with the Fork allowing for wading between cool and warm zones (kind of like most suburban pools - but without the kids). Just upstream from this location the stream flows through a sandstone cobble bar before flowing over a ledge of Mississippian Greenbrier limestone which was deposited some 350 million years ago (kind makes the 35th anniversary pale by comparison, eh?). The following images capture a few moments from our visit (clicking an image should expand it).
Downstream view showing suspension walking bridge.
Greenbrier Limestone. Potholes are formed by pebbles being swirled around in the river currents.
Tucker explores the unique geometric limestone patterns on river bottom.
rRusty the Wonder Dog.
Debbie. She wears her 35 years of marriage well, no?
Follow the link for a bit of river magic. The Dry Fork
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