Let's go hiking!

We have been taking full advantage of the Spring weather lately. Yesterday, we headed for the mountains to go on a hike. We packed a backpack full of hiking necessities and hit the road. It took about an hour to drive to the top of the mountain. One of our favorite things to do is ride and talk. We listened to some good tunes, rolled the windows down, and cruised up the mountain. It smells of wild flowers and honey suckles in the air.

Wanna join us? Come on!

 

The mountains are green green green this time of year.

 I had second thoughts about our hike after seeing this slithering snake cross the road. Then Allan reminded me that this was all part of the adventure!

 

Let the fun begin!
The hike to the waterfall was about 2 1/2 miles.

The flowers were wild and bodacious.

 

Our shoes were covered in dust by this time.

 

And the water felt so good on our feet!

We camped here for lunch. We had turkey and cheese sandwiches with an apple and a granola bar. We worked up a pretty good appetite by the time we got to the waterfall. I sure was excited about my sandwich!

 

We spent a few hours resting by the waterfall. It was amazing to enjoy God's creation. 

That's me jumping off the cliff!!
Don't worry, I made sure there were no random trees in the water. The bottom was only sand. It was so much fun! I am glad Allan caught it on tape because I only did it once. 

 

Isn't this just beautiful?

 

I spent the majority of my time in the water. I just love swimming! I am like a fish! It was VERY cold but after a while I was used to it.

 

Allan rested in the shade.

 
He loves posing for pictures.

 

 

After a few hours, we decided to make the 2.5 mile hike back up the mountain!

Boy, this was fun! I put my Iphone ears in and listened to some good music for motivation. It was a great work out. I am so happy that we found this golden trail. We plan to do something like this every weekend in the summer. Since Allan will be out of school, we plan to take full advantage of our Saturdays!

 
This is one of my favorite pictures!

 

A few pictures from the Iphone!

 
I hope you had a restful weekend!
Have a great day!