hungry mother state park

every year, lauren has a birthday. and to celebrate we take a family trip to hungry mother state park in marion, virginia. i haven't been to many state parks in virginia but this one is definitely the best. i like to say it's our annual camping trip, but we're divas so we stay in a fully furnished cabin with heat and a kitchen. it's always nice to get away from the city. the six hour drive is the most fun part. we made chili and played scattergories, pictionary, and dance charades. we finally made it to molly's knob summit, something we had yet to accomplish. it was beautiful and our hike was even more special when a mystery dog appeared at the beginning of the trail and stayed with us the entire six hour hike. on the way back to the campgrounds, our group got separated and noel and i followed the dog's path instead of the one we had originally taken up. he took us on a shortcut and disappeared once we got back to the car. maybe he was a ghost? his collar didn't have a name, just a number. our hungry mother trip is always one of the best weekends of my year and i would highly recommend that everyone check out hungry mother state park!