Well, we started off with, "Which way do we go?" Bonnie headed toward a trail she thought was right. We walked a little and saw a chainlink fence. Well, that couldn't possibly be right and somehow we convinced Bonnie it was the wrong way. On our way back we discovered Bonnie was right. We just didn't go far enough to see the trail. She really shouldn't listen to us. There was a lot of talk about finding the tennis courts to get to to the trail. Guess what? We discovered, at the end of the hike, that the tennis courts we were looking for didn't exist. The tennis courts were really a parking lot. This is actually typical when we go on these type of adventures.
We didn't know what they used this big cabin for but perhaps renting it out for events.
We have made it to the road that leads to the trail. Let the hike begin.
The trail got narrow, rocky and steep at times. There was some tripping on rocks but fortunately no falling.
This was helpful! We were still going the right direction. There were turns all over and most of them were not marked.
Nice amphitheater!
The trail was pretty pleasant here!
Resting in the beginning. This bench was a welcome sight at the end of the hike!
Great scenery all along the way.
You couldn't miss this big rock in the middle of the trail.
And so the search for the right way to go starts! Sheila was a champ with guiding us most of the time. I was very thankful for her skills. I might still be walking around without her guidance.
Up, up and away!
Sheila and Bonnie went one direction and I went to see the pond the other direction. I met up with them after taking a picture. We would see this pond again because we were going the wrong way.
The wrong way was just fine. We got to see a fabulous view. Much better view to come when we finally figured out where to find it. This turned out to be a nice detour or alternate route to the top.
We headed back up the trail after taking some great pictures and admiring the view.
"Hey, did you see the no trespassing sign, I yelled."
They just kept going!
And going!
Then I mentioned the no trespassing sign again. Perhaps we are going the wrong way to get to the top. Oh! Look at that sign! Let's do some backtracking quickly. We were not prepared to get splattered by paintballs. No paintball activity was happening thankfully. This is when we turned around and ended going back to the trail by the pond.
OK, let's go this way. On this leg of our journey we ended up with no trail and some barbed wire fencing on the ground. We did a bit of off trail hiking to get out of the area.
We made it! Nice climb up to the top!
Now that's a view! Worth every wrong turn!
Coming down the opposite side was a bit of a challenge but I made it. We all did. I was the last one down.
HMMM, a fork in the trail and off we go.
My comment was, "Is this a trail, it sure doesn't look like one?" Nope it wasn't! It was OK though.
We found painted rocks but not the Indian Painted Rocks from our last hike. Spray painted rocks.
Our bushwhacking was looking promising. This was probably a game trail but it worked.
It worked for us until we found the actual trail. Whew!
Adventures are fun! Things never seem to go the way we plan but I think that makes it more fun. We never know what to expect! Alternate routes, barbed wire, backtracking. no trail, game trails, no wild animals and we made it! We feel fortunate we can drive less than an hour to get to all these beautiful places. Next week another hike and there WILL be a story! Count on it!
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