Tipper. Just in case you've ever doubted your parenting skills. Dont! You and Matt obviously did a whole lotta things right with those girls. May God continue to bless your family.

At 21:42 the look on Dad's face when she said it might one of the last times I'll sign my name like this Broke my heart! Been there done that! Such a wonderful family! Great parents, great kids!

One of my favorite memories is doing my twin sister's make-up for her on her wedding day. My sister is my hero; she is a Navy veteran and had to go to war, something in my own military career I did not have to do. We sat in the bathroom of the house we grew up in and laughed and laughed, nearly crying (stop! you'll ruin your make-up, I said!) as I applied eye shadow and mascara. Marriage did not separate us; we are still as close as ever, regardless of the distance that our married lives have taken us. I wish all the best for Corie and Austin. Before you know, Katie will be telling you she's also getting married and then....grandchildren! Blessings to you all!

You've probably heard the saying: "The family that prays together, stays together." Maybe another angle to that could be: "The family that hikes together, stays together." There's just something wholesome and bonding that occurs when a family hikes together, immersed in God's natural world. Add to that the healing and restoring qualities of nature, plus the chance to declutter from the "progress" of man and be focused on the one who is the creator of the natural world. No wonder Jesus said to His disciples: "Come apart and rest a while." Or as Vance Havner puts it: "If you don't come apart, you WILL come apart."

“we’re gaining a son, not losing a daughter” this is my new standard when choosing a life partner. somebody my parents would have as a son

"A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life." -Irish Saying. Mazeltov! My son's getting married in October and I couldn't be happier about it.

This is a true visual of what family is

I feel truely sorry for children who grow up these days with no access to woods to explore and play in. We grew up on about 50 acres in Randolph County NC. Sunday afternoons usually found our whole family walking in the woods. Our parents included. Three of the five of us built on the homeplace and my neice inherited the house we grew up in when mama passed away three years ago. What a blessing that the house is still lived in by family. Congratulations to Corie and Austin for a wonderful life together!

Although this was Corie's last hike as a single woman, I have a feeling she'll return to Stamey Creek often in the coming years and add to her storehouse of memories of the place.

Aww 😭😭I'm sorry icry on things like this

Great vid, Tipper. There is an old saying in my family that says..." the number of heart shaped rocks found on the last hike is the number of grandchildren you will have"... ha ha! God's blessings to you all for a happy wedding. Karla in Cali. :)

Love hearing about your special day…what memories we can make, if we would only take the time…and just think,you let me and many more people share this precious time. You’re you all.

I went to West Virginia where my Dad is from when I was around 10-11 yrs old. His Mamma made the best food & it was just beautiful in those hills -just like in this video. We went hiking & came by a cave-like area where my uncle dug a small pool of water out in the sandy area, & the spring water was so cold & delicious! We also picked & ate berries along the way. A beautiful memory I will always cherish. My husband & I live in Oklahoma now in the boonies with lots of hills & trees & deer. Does not compare with the mountains in W. VA.!

It is a wonderful time and a sad time when our daughters leave. But it is great that she will live nearby 😊

Gosh, I was feeling emotional just watching! Such love and joy, but a little bit sad, too, at time passing - still, that's as it should be right? 💗 Wishing all the best to everyone and thank you for sharing this precious time!

A lot of God's beautiful handiwork right in your backyard, such a beautiful video. Me, too Corie. I started to tear just a tiny bit there. I pray your entire family is blessed with a beautiful pre-wedding week.

Tipper you really make some very memorial and wonderful videos...felt like I was right there with you guys enjoying a walk down memory lane!!!

love this family! and love to hear their wonderful stories.

I wish all the love and happiness for your daughter and her future husband !

All the very best to her as she starts her new married life. ❤

Corey and Katie, I had a twin sister for about 71 years. She passed away in 2020. I would not change growing up with a twin for anything. I always say, "I wish everyone had a twin to grow up with. When she passed away, I was totally lost. I sat down and started thinking about all the wonderful memories and our shared experiences. I began writing down as many of those memories as I could recall, of course, I have thought of many more since then.Soon I began to concentrate on the good times we shared and not so much the loss. I sent your mom a collection of these memories. I called it "The Unlikely Adventures of Libby and Bil"l, her name was Elizabeth Ann and mine is William Stan. I like to read them again every once in a while, not to get all depressed and sad but to revel in the life we shared while growing up in Eastern Kentucky.

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!! I wish much happiness to Corie and Austin in their new life as husband and wife. May they have many many walks in the woods together and bring any children they are blessed with up to be walkers in the woods. Love you all so much. I was born in the bedroom of my mom and dad's little house in Gilmer County WV and lived there until I was about 4. Mom and dad kept the farm but moved to PA for dad to work. We would spend most every other weekend and most all holidays back down there. My paternal grandparents lived just about a mile up a dirt road from our place. I loved walking with my dad in the woods or working in the garden with him. It was a wonderful life. So many stories I heard and so many memories I have from those walks. I think my boys (yes Matt, I had a husband and 2 boys and most all our animals (cats and dogs) were boys too. So I know how you feel.) Thank you for sharing so much of your life with us and for stirring up those fond memories in me. Love you all and may God continue to bless all of you.

Isn’t God great by creating such beautiful scenery & weather for you all to enjoy as a family 🕊?! Thank you for sharing your special day with us Tipper. Sending everyone hugs, love & prayers for a wonderful & blessed reminder of the week 🤗💜🙏🏻!

Home will always be home with her!

How are you doing mrs tipper happy mother day to you and all mothers young or old alive or dead we celebrate mother day in Arabic countries as well as England it’s different date around world we on March you in USA and Canada on May thank you for sharing your trips with us showing us such magnificent landscapes beauty of nature hiking and tours travel in USA and Europe unfortunately we in Arabic countries most of us stay at home yes we sometimes at weekend go to beaches or gardens have picnic have great time stay safe blessed good luck to you your dearest ones

I love to hear water dripping

I can be in the foulest mood and my wife can make me laugh every time she tries. 38 years and counting. I like to imagine what this part of NJ was like after the Wisconsin ice sheet retreated 20,000 years ago. It left Lake Hopatcong in its wake. Portions of the land behind my house is so steep that it has never been built on. Been that way for 20,000 years. Congratulations on the marriage of your daughter. I wish her all the best.

We raised our kids to hike as our favorite activity too. When they were in school, I hiked with our retrievers by myself every day, no matter the weather. You have a lovely family, I love your channel. My husband and I lived in Highlands/Cashiers, NC for several years and we miss the mountains. Even though we visit, it's not the same as living there. Your channel keeps it alive for me. I was raised in Cincinnati, their annual Appalachian Festival has beautiful mountain crafts to buy, bluegrass music and clogging. It's special.

Thank you for bringing us along on your special outing. I wish Corie, Austin and all of you, all the best ❤

This no matter what it's a sad moment. When one of our children move away from us. She's going to have a beautiful life. Hopefully you'll be grandparents soon enough.

The thing I cried the most over when our daughter got married 6 years ago, was that she wouldn’t have our same last name anymore. Seems silly now but I sure cried a bucket full of tears the night before the wedding. “Life’s about changing…nothing ever stays the same.”And just FYI…we got a wonderful son in law and now a 3 year old precious grandson. 👵🏻❤️🧒🏼

not only are the girls beautiful, they are so kind and thoughtful young women. They "do you proud" as we say in Texas. Matt has the same cadence in his way a of talking as my dear and sweet Pappa whose family was from Western North Carolina.

So excited for Corey hope you post some videos of the wedding

Your hikes on old paths and forgotten roads brings to mind when I was doing a lot of genealogy and kept finding relatives who married someone from 60 miles away back in the 1800s. In the 60s when I was a kid our community was so isolated that I couldn't figure out how my great grandfathers were importing brides from adjoining states. I finally figured out the road system was so different at that time, Indian trails, game trails, log skid roads and they were traveling on horseback. So what is now a 60 mile trip one way was more like 27 as the crow flies that was much more doable.

I loved this video. The family dynamic is amazing. Matt didn't say a whole lot , but his love for the 3 of you is so palpable. I adore your family. It's like a breath of fresh air to see the wholesome nature of your relationships.

This is a wedding filled with excitement! ❤️

That old road at the beginning of your hike must have been well used for a long time, it still looks like a good forest road. I'm so happy you found the daylillies, and I hope you went back and got a few pieces (you did!). The do real well in the sun, even the summer heat. Even the leaves make a pretty border or mound. They will make their own nice patch. Once they establish, you'll be giving pieces away. Who knows how long those have been growing wild in the woods? Your family lunch in the woods was so fun, so sweet, so nostalgic, I laughed and teared up both. Katie's story about "the look" reminded me so much of my much loved departed friend Sandy. We were friends for something like 30 years, and communicated a LOT with our eyes and eyebrows, and we knew exactly what we were saying. Corie, sugar, what a perfect last weekend at home with your parents and sister, and I am so happy for you and wish you the best of luck in your marriage. Thank you so much for taking us along on this hike, Tipper.

Congratulations young lady! May the two of you spend many love filled years together! We wish you the best! Just don’t forget to call home every now and then, just to let everyone know that you’re still alive and kicking! One thing that I can say is that you can see the love that you have for one another. To the parents, you should be extremely proud of the children you raised. To the girls, you should be very proud of your parents. Know it or not your family is a role model for many, many families. And there are a LOT of families out there that would trade everything they own for what you have. I know that even here in the Appalachains sometimes things happen and we’re not immune from the situations that cause the heartache. But the people are strong and loving. Never underestimate the power of love and always stay close to God first and foremost! If you move into the suburbs or city, you’ll miss the taste of that good old mountain spring water! 😀

It's so nice to see y'all out having time together, making it such a special day. I would rather be able to be out in nature than at an amusement park any day! It's hard to believe Corie's wedding day is in just a few days! May God bless y'all always! Hugs from VA! 💐

Y'all are SO blessed to live in such a beautiful place! Love the woods, the hills, creek ... It's so peaceful. Loved hearing all the wonderful memories, as well. Congratulations to Corie and Austin on your marriage! May you have a long and happy life together, with love, happiness and many more precious memories! 💕

So many last days and activities done in them. Then begins the first days of the firsts! Glory to glory!

This was one of the best things I've seen in a long long time. Thank you for blessing us with an example of a God fearing family. I hope one day when my boy is ready to get married and leave home that we would be able to create such a beautiful memory. Side note my boy is only two, but even now I pray that God is making his perfect soul mate. And I pray that he would be a God fearing man that is fit and able to be a husband.

Greetings from Southern California. It’s nice to hear your southern accent. These are memories your family will always treasure. Peace, and God’s blessings to you and your beautiful family. 👏👏👏👏

Nice to hang out with y'all sitting by the creek! Having a family, a mom and dad and siblings...that's precious!! 💞💞💞💞

Yours is the family that everybody wishes they grew up in. Your family is very blessed. Good luck Corie. Never forget your way home. ❤

Nothing like the sound of the water n the creeks, so restful and peaceful love it

Love to you all! Such a good family thing to do..

What a very special memory y’all made. I could sit in those woods and just feel the stress melt away. God’s beautiful beautiful world. Tipper, you have a very precious family. God bless you all.❤️✝️🙏

One of my most favorite videos of yours I've watched. Great family togetherness. On a side note my granddaughter(Smith) married a Smith (No relation). Also, my twin grandsons have that uncanny knack of their own language or signals. Best wishes to Corie on her new journey. Thanks for sharing your life.

First time seeing Matt actually laugh. It brightened up my day!

Matt used the word “champer” and I had to look it up in the dictionary. It’s a word that means chew or bite. It is from the word “champ” as in “champ at the bit”. I haven’t heard the word used this way before and I got excited about it. It’s not used in my neck of the woods. Good one! All God’ blessings to the beautiful new family in their happy new life.

That’s a great way to spend time with your family. Congratulations Corie! I know you’re excited to begin your new life with your husband, Austin, next weekend.

Precious memories not tied up with ribbons & bow will last forever nomatter where you go.🥰💝 Blessings on a major one.

I can't think of a better way to spend the last week-end together before Corie & Austin get married. Your family is so special to me. I wish there were more families like y'all in this world of chaos & trouble. You all have your priorities right...God first, family second, work third. God bless you all & God bless Corie & Austin as they start their new lives together next week end. Hugs to you all!

I love old road beds. They stir my imagination about who may have walked or ridden on the old road beds. My aunt and uncle bought land and built many years ago. You can see so obviously a road bed running through the front yard when freshly mowed. Also some deeply imbedded squared rocks we thought may have been cornerstones from an old church. The property had nothing for past 100 years, so it had to have been an old horse trail. What a great way to spend that time with your adorable Corie.

Ive watched a couple of your daughters videos. Corie as a married woman starts her days with Jesus. What could be better! I am So impressed! Parents, your daughter loves Jesus! It’s fun to watch your life! I pray your daughter Katie will also follow the same! 😊🙏

Thanks for letting us share in your family hike. I'm confident Corie and Austin will visit often and you'll have many hikes in the future. I kept waiting for Katie to give a report on the crawdads in the creek. 😉

What a lovely Day! How nice you have each other! 🎉❤👍. I like to draw faces on acorns with a hat! Glad you got your flower.

The scenery in the woods is beautiful plus the flowers you spotted. Very peaceful. Thanks for sharing your memories.

We called them Dutch Iris or wild iris. Love them. Thanks for sharing your hike with your family. Congratulations to the soon to be wedding

Taking that family hike together was a brilliant idea! Even better is that it appealed to all four of you. Nobody had to be dragged along against their will.

Last time I was “up the creek”was Sunday. Daggone sewer clogged.

Katy, you are not far from being a kid now. Enjoy being young. You are right age is a state of mind. My mother was old at forty, I’m 78 and in my mind I’m forty. Congrats and happy married life corrie and Austin.

My best wishes to Corrie as she begins this new phase in her life! Weather here in these mountains can change so quickly but hopefully the day will be dry even if it is cold. The hike was a perfect outing for all of you. Thanks for sharing this time with us too!

Great family outing....!! I like Matt's gear. PF haversack, looks like maybe a William Collins knife with a Stitched Gear Outfitters sheath, maybe a CRKT hawk, and Grayl filter.

I'm a native Tennesseean but I do believe one place that rivals the beauty of my home is our sister state of North Carolina. Beautiful family time, thank you for taking us along. Bless you all.

Congrats Corie!!!! Wishing the best for you and Austin!!!!

I love the sound of wind blowing through the hills and trees !!

I love your channel. I grew up knowing nothing about Appalachia but what I'd gathered from The Beverly Hillbillies and The Waltons and never knew what I was missing. Thanks for giving us such a valuable window into life in the mountains!

Good luck on your marriage Corie.I wish you nothing but the best and a life of adventure and excitement.Thanks for the hike.

Hi, my name is Dianne, just want to say how much I have enjoyed all of your stories, recipes, gardening, and music. Only just found you about 1 month age. I was raised in Atlanta, GA and am amazed at how much my family food and traditions are exactly like yours. Thank you so much for reminding me of my family history.

I understand Matt. All girl cousins on my dads side, my dad had two sisters but lost his brother just after WW2, three sisters and no brothers. Three daughters and one son. But life never sits still. I now have 8 grandsons, four grandaughters, o Great grandson and one great Grandaughter. Love them all though! Very much, God bless all here.

such a beautiful family.corie's marriage is adding another chapter to your life. god bless

What a beautiful memory for your family❤️ Made me laugh and cry listening to your stories.

Watching you all together makes me think of my family ,mommy ,daddy,my 8 sisters and my 1 brother.My mommy and daddy have passed on ,4 sisters and my brother,sure missed them all . I just love your family ❤️

Yay to have found a heart just before your wedding, Corie!

My wife and I have been watching you for the last couple of months and find you to be so refreshing to watch and how close you are as a family. Good, fresh food and all the very best to you from Australia.

I sure wish my adult son enjoyed spending time with his dad and me like your girls do with you. These are special times and I am happy for you all.

Tipper, the flowers look like they might be Dutch Iris, or the small yellow ones that are all over Louisiana. When I was 6 and living with my aunt in Charlotte, NC, I would go out in the woods and gather big clumps of moss and pretend they were ladies hats. I set up long boards to display them. It was so much fun to try them on Buck, my aunt’s collie dog!! Lol I love walking in the woods. ♥️🙏🏼♥️

Congratulations. My first (daughter) just got married 3 months ago. Toughest and sweetest days of my life. Still learning my place. Enjoy the addition to the family.

Glad you made great memories I didn't realize Corey's wedding was quite so close. Maybe you'll be able to go hike in there and take an extra person with you and make more and more and more memories. Best wishes to Corey and Austin

That's probably the old bank Lilly ,also called Tiger Lilly . Of yestersday's , these were the first flower the women would plant in these parts . The daffodil's, and the Tiger Lilly's . You could say that they are the flowers that remain when the home , and folks are long gone . May I suggest Tipper that you go back to this lovely place , and replant the remaining Lilly's in a more solid ground . So that they may repopulate at the old homesite . Just a thought . Thank you. 💕

So nice that she's only moving 15 mins away. I ♥️ watching your family. Gives me ideas of traditions to start with out boys b4 they grow up & leave the nest.

What a beautiful family. Together in nature. For some reason I find myself feeling sad her sister. The future will be different for her. She seems to be fine with the changes that are coming. God bless you and thank you for sharing your story and us.

Thank y’all for taking me on your family hike.I felt the love shared by each of y’all.Blessings to Corie and their future together.

God, I love this conversation of your family just picnicking in the woods.

Thank you for sharing this with us Tipper! Very special. I hope my son finds a lovely young lady like one of your daughters. He just graduated college. All the best in 2023!

I really miss the woods around the home I grew up in playing in the creek and such. The house is long gone as are the woods. The creek is still there with homes built up on each bank. Such wonderful memories you have awakened. Thanks and I hope the wedding was every thing Corie could hope fore. God bless you all.

Lol at Matt. The guy has a lot of patience, surrounded with all those gals that love talking. I've watched a few of these videos. That's a good family. These are spot on compared to what I've learned from my late granny, that grew up in hiawasse GA. I sure miss her cooking. You do a lot things very similar. There is nothing like it in restaurants today, even all the local ones that advertise "real country cooking ". It's not even close. I'd glady pay 20 bucks for a plate of granny's food if somebody could do it like that in a restaurant these days.. Thx for the vids

The knife was later confirmed in the video as a WC Knives master woodsman. William Collins and Randy Smith (Stitched gear outfitters) are friends of mine. I'm gonna send them this video so they see their work in use. Both are master craftsmen...

So happy your girls got to experience that closeness! I wish my folks had done things with me. Oh well, that's the way it goes sometimes!!

Talking about love story. My dad was in the Vietnam War and his brother and wife had moved to Maryland. Well mom and her parents lived beside them there. Mom hadn't never seen pop and his brothers wife came over said why don't you send him a Christmas card to him. She did and they started writing back and forth. He got back and 3 months later they got married. Lord willing be 54 years they been married in June. Thank you for sharing with us Beautiful there. God bless

You'all made me cry! This was such a beautiful video proving how you don't need to spend money to have a good time. When you were all sitting eating lunch you reminded me so much of the times with my family. My mom would ask us the same kind of questions. Mom has been gone since 2017 and I sure do miss those times with her. God bless you all!

I am sitting here listening to these two young ladies talk and thinking to myself, how nice and intelligent their conversation is....you have got to be so proud of the job you and Matt did in raising them. Then you listen to some of the other younger adults and they cant put together a complete sentence and every other word is "like".....A fine family you have there....you should be very proud. Bronc from Louisiana

Yes, hiking rather than amusement parks. That's me too. I could spend the whole day in the woods, but if I entered an amusement park all I would be thinking about was when the day would be over.

a son is your son till he takes a wife, but a daughter is your daughter for the rest of your life...God Bless

Rhonda M- enjoyed spending this time in the woods with yall. A very special memory yall will have in your treasure chest of memories. And that's so special all those heart rocks yall found here. Excited for Corie and Austin! God bless!

Age is just a number. It is a frame of mind some people old at 40. I say a number and unlisted. Thank all of u for this virtual visit that I am joining n.

Thank you all for letting us be a part of your hike. Especially this one. All my huge family are gone upstream and down. Upstream mom, grandpa, grandma, aunts and uncles have all passed on. Down stream all my beautiful children have families of their own. I'm around Tulsa and my baby girl is around Dallas with my son (I feel the same as you do about Austin). So sitting there with ya'll feeling the occasional wisp the trees fanned my way, then breathing in the fine little drops of mist made from the trickle in the creek, took me back to huntin' wild onions and garlic getting yelled at to not go so far coz I was just barely tall enough to not to be seen at all behind the young growth. I'd close my eyes and listen to the trees discussing whose leaves were prettier. Jumping on a pile of dried leaves being thankful that I had such a wonderful life. And in the blink of an eye calling for my daughter pretending to wonder where she was when she thought she was completely hidden from site behind the young growth. Turning my gaze to watch a squirrel circle a tree thinking to myself how lucky I was to have my life. I'm so honored to be on this particular hike on my birthday with the four of you listening to the wonderful memories of your mountain before Corie steps across the creek. You all seem to always remind me what a wonderful life we all have! I love your hearts!

Heart rocks! How symbolic🥰 Love is in the air...and in the earth! ❤