Lost in the Woods

 We decided to go on an adventure. We found a hiking trail last year called Cravens House Trail. While we were there, I noticed there was another trail that led to Point Park. Point Park overlooks the Lookout Mountain Battlefield and city of Chattanooga. 

Our goal was to hike to Point Park. We started out just fine, but somewhere along the way we got lost. The sign said it was one and a half miles to Point Park. The longer we kept walking the more I began to question if we were on the right trail. We came to another trail and realized we were not on the right trail. I pulled up the map on my phone and Siri tried taking us back to the same trail we walked. We decided we would ignore Siri and walk the direction we thought we should go. After a while my gut told me we should listen to Siri. I pulled up the trail we were on and found we were on a 13.9-mile trail. It was at that point we decided to listen to Siri.

We found our mistake, but we were too tired to walk. The trail split off and we were too distracted to notice. We walked back to the car and drove to Point Park.

Point Park was breathtaking. We were both in awe. Maddy loves anything military related, so she enjoyed reading the signs throughout the park. There was a trail inside the park we would like to go back and hike. 

We ended up on the Rifle Pits trail, which led to the Guild Trail. It's obvious we are not true hikers!

We joked about being lost in the woods after I made this clip. We then realized we were actually lost and decided we better not joke like that again. 

I didn't do my research before we went to Point Park, but there is a small fee to get in. Kids under fifteen are free, so it really is a good deal. We had an amazing day and made many memories that will last a lifetime.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

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One of the hurdles I faced when trying to stick to a budget is entertainment. My budget is pretty tight, and as I pay off debt, I snowball the minimum payment onto the next debt I am trying to pay off. With prices going up and my paycheck not going up, every dollar is going to necessities and debt. I had to get creative in how we could do fun things for little to no cost. One thing we have found is we enjoy hiking, or at least our version of hiking. I had no idea until I googled trails near me what all our town had to offer. We have been to several new places within our town, and still have more to check out. We tend to only hike in the wintertime because I am terrified of snakes. Below are some of pictures I took on our hikes:

There is nothing better than taking in the view :)

There are a few places we will hike in the summer. This is around Benton Falls.

Another place we love to go is Cades Cove in Pigeon Forge, TN. We have seen several bears there, and usually hike the Abrams Falls trail. 

We like to find trails that have interesting things along the way. 

I highly recommend Raccoon Mountain. It is so beautiful! 

We love to find new places to explore. We are definitely NOT experienced hikers. I often say we are like the Gilmore Girls when it comes to hiking. We might have some of the gear, but we are not real hikers lol. We have gone on enough hikes that we now have proper hiking boots. I purchased our boots through savings. I purchased ones like these

The other thing we like to do for fun is go to our local park. Our park is in a country setting, so it is quite peaceful. We tend to make it to the park more in the summer/fall.

Another low-cost thing we like to do is go for a drive and sing our heart out. Sometimes we will sing in a country accent while other times we will try to sing in a British accent. If you have watched Grey's Anatomy, instead of "dance it out," we sometimes "sing it out." We have dance parties as well, but when we need to get out of the house "sing it out" is much better. 

It is possible to find cheap or free things to do. During Christmas time we love going downtown to see all the Christmas lights. We have something to do for every season. Sometimes it may get a little boring doing the same thing over and over again, but it sure beats sitting at home being bored.