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Sharing my excitement of a week-end hiking adventure
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| Written by Bonnie Zechmann |
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What great opportunities we
may run into as a result of our commitment to our Kili climb! My goal is to make sure I recognize them and
take advantage of every single one. One
such opportunity for me was this week-end.
Although I did miss a chance to spend some time with my fellow climbers
at a paddle dinner, I seized the chance of spending a week-end with my
daughter, who lives in North Carolina, hiking
some of the Northern Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.
You know it’s going to be a good hike when there is sign posted on the
road going to your trail head telling you to go no further unless you have a
four-wheel drive vehicle! Well, after
driving through two streams, backing up a number of times to find a safe spot
for another car to pass, and holding our breath more times than we could count,
we made it safely to the start of a fabulous trail. We were at the top of Crab Tree Falls and proceeded to walk the trail
going down the falls. We followed the
various drop of the falls, thus some wonderful beauty for our eyes, all the way
down to the bottom. It was about three
miles down with just stunning water falls.
For lunch, we found a way to cut through the woods, cross some stones
and grab just the right rock facing one of those beautiful falls! The Mountain Laurel and Rhododendron filled
the woods with their pink and white splendor.
Yes, what goes down must go back up!
The trip back up the falls somehow seemed a bit longer, but not any less
spectacular. We went on other hikes over
the week-end, as well; but this was the most spectacular! I’d love to hear about anyone else’s great
walks.
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