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Glass is no longer accepted in curbside recycling. The City of Falls Church is joining other Northern Virginia jurisdictions in the 'Purple Can Club,' a pilot glass recycling program featuring glass only collection points using large purple containers.

If you find the can missing, please check back later that day, as it will likely be returned. This means the can is taken to the recycling processing center. It means so much to me that I can give my daughter the same memories of visiting Looking Glass Falls year after year with different cousins.The Purple Can is typically serviced on Mondays and Fridays, although that is subject to change. I spent summers playing in the waterfall with my cousins, and now my daughter has done the same. As a child, the only place my family ever went on vacation was to North Carolina to visit my grandparents, and Looking Glass Falls was always our favorite thing to do while on vacation. Looking Glass Falls holds a special place in my heart and it felt wonderful to take my daughter and niece there together. I always thought my daughter was brave for getting into the water and riding down Sliding Rock (a little farther up the mountain), but sheвЂ™s never actually swam around like she was at home in the pool! She swam around for a bit while I stared вЂ“ seriously, I have a completely new found respect for this kid.

I actually waded in with my bikini as well, but no one wants to see photos of that!ДЄnd then my niece did something that I am still shocked aboutвЂ¦she went completely under the water! My daughter wasnвЂ™t feeling as adventurous and only waded in, rolling up her jean shorts. She threw off her clothes and jumped right in to get her body acclimated to the frigid water. Local camps bring bus loads of students, schools take field trips to the local Cradle of Forestry and make a pit stop for a quick swim вЂ“ and vacationers seek it out for itвЂ™s beautiful photo opportunities. We werenвЂ™t the only ones with the idea to go for a swim, despite the freezing cold water вЂ“ Looking Glass Falls was PACKED!ДЄnd you know what? IвЂ™ve been coming to Looking Glass Falls in Pisgah National Forest ever since I can remember and it is always packed, especially during the summers. We came preparedвЂ¦we were all wearing our bathing suits under our clothes! On our way back through Pisgah National Forest to Cherokee, we stopped at Looking Glass Falls and had a little fun.ДЄfter taking the obligatory In Front of The WaterFall Picture, I let the kids get in for a swim.

We stopped for ice cream (which will have its own blog post because the ice cream is that good!) and then visited with my Mamaw for a while. I made the most of the ride and had a little fun with it, but the kids in the backseat didnвЂ™t enjoy it quite as much as I didвЂ¦I may have heard once or twice, вЂњstop driving like a crazy woman!вЂ™ And вЂњstop trying to kill us!вЂќ If your curve-loving motorcyclist husband dubs a road one of his favorites, thatвЂ™s not usually a good sign. ItвЂ™s an insane rideвЂ¦I had completely forgotten what the road was like until I recognized the curve where I almost fell off the back of my husbandвЂ™s motorcycle a few years ago.

#GPASS FALLS FULL#

By the way, US 276? DonвЂ™t attempt the drive on a full stomach, or if youвЂ™re prone to motion sickness. Luckily, I had to drive through US 276 from Cherokee to Brevard, in order to surprise my grandparents with a visit while we were in town. No trip to Western North Carolina is complete with an excursion to Pisgah National Forest !Д«etween the Cradle of Forestry, Sliding Rock, Looking Glass Falls and tubing down the river, there are so many things to do that you can really spend an entire day in Pisgah Forest without ever hearing the kids whine, вЂњWeвЂ™re bored!вЂќ

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