Botanical Gardens and Dan Nicholas Park (May 13, 2017)

We ended our May Asheville/Clemson trip with 2 days at the Clemson, SC trial.  It was graduation weekend and hotel prices were outrageous so we stayed in a dumpy Super 8 in Anderson.  It was nice to end the trip seeing old friends.  Anne Jones was there running Karma and Jen Bachelor was there running her Greyhound Maddie.  It was pretty neat to see how excited Frye got when she saw Jen.  Frye definitely remembers her.

Weather was nice so we visited a favorite spot, the Botanical Gardens, which is pet friendly.  Normally we come in November, and the place is still beautiful then, but it is exquisite in the spring.  The dog's patiently posed for pictures.
The gardens are filled with squirrels and rabbits so the dogs are hyper-vigilant about any movement.  Logan even got exited over one squirrel but it was brief.

Braddock smoked Standard runs this weekend with 1st places in both and got a double Q the last day.  I can't even begin to explain the thrill of running this dog. We are in complete sync with one another.  Which makes it a challenge to run Frye.  She definitely tried hard and didn't do any zoomies, but she's a long way from getting solid Q's and being consistent on the course.  Jen did think she was doing well. 

Our last vacation meal was lunch from The Smoking Pig.  We've never eaten there and apparently it's an extremely popular place.  I usually get pulled pork from a BBQ joint but we sampled 2 spareribs with glaze as a side and I would highly recommend them.  They serve big portions so Russ and I split the pulled pork meal with 2 sides (fries and coleslaw), and then got the spareribs and seasonal cobbler as extra sides.  Plenty of food and very well worth the stop.

And the last stop on our vacation was an old memory as well.  Dan Nicholas was our first real RV trip and the place where we picked up Frye last June to bring her home. There is nice short hiking loop around the lake, so we stopped to stretch our legs. 




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