Linville Gorge We finally cleaned out the car (yeah!) so we could take a roadtrip with dogs. We chose mountains, and went to Linville Gorge. Nice drive, but our dogs are all getting old and feeble. I was doling out the aspirin before and after the two short walks we took with them. But I think they enjoyed stopping for walks and seeing/sniffing new places and getting biscuits and french fries for lunch and dinner. This picture was after the first walk, down some fairly rough rocks. Everyone got carried at a least a little part of the way - well, every four-legged one. The other walk we took was much gentler, a paved walk to a viewing platform. They aren't much on views, but they love walking on blacktop through the woods! The whisper of the trees from the view, and the shadows of the clouds on the woods, was amazing.  ¶ 10:55 AM