Peaches!!

After our wonderful breakfast I talked Kirby, the driver, into taking the back roads for the next piece of our trip.  We had never been to Spartanburg so now we can say that we have.  What a nice town!  And so many colleges!  People there must be very smart! I really was impressed - nice place from what I could see.

Then it was on to highway 11 which heads east (well, and west, but we went east) to Chesnee and Gaffney.  Chesnee was just a typical small worn out little town.  There are so many all over the country aren't there?  Places with boarded up small business - everyone shops at Walmart now.

I had read about the Peach Shed so it was a certain stop.  The rain was just ending and the sun beginning to peak out.  It was still cool so we were able to leave Jake in the car while we sampled some of the best peaches I have ever had!

Strawberry Hill Cafe and Ice Cream Parlor is where we wanted to get some Peach Ice Cream, but with Jake with us we decided we would need to pass.  It was so cute and inviting - darn!  But, it saved us all those calories.

We didn't really fill up on peaches so when we came to Cowpens National Battlefield we stopped and found a great spot to eat our lunch and let Jake play.

We didn't take the time to go to the visitor's center as they don't appreciate dogs inside so we made directly to a fantastic little picnic area.  There were probably 20 spots like this one, all nestled in the trees.  This place was new and clean.  Loved it!  There were quite a few walking trails also.

 This is the happy spoiled mutt enjoying the picnic stop!  What we do for our dogs!

There were still clouds out when we arrived but as we sat there, the sun came out and turned the trees above into a pure green canopy and dappled the forest with light. Is this a gorgeous spot for a picnic or what?!