After our last “Hike from Hell” we decided to take an easier hike to Ranger Falls. Pam and I hiked to Ranger Falls last year from Cliffside Lake, but we decided to return to Ranger Falls via a descending hike from Flat Mountain. We met at Ginie’s House, but Ginie was sick and couldn’t join us. Bummer! But we had a group of four hikers ready to go: Sally, Margaret, Pam, and me. First, Pam pulled off to a little path on Flat Mountain Road which she said led to Pinky Falls. I was very excited to visit there. Our church has had baptisms at Pinky Falls but I’ve never been and I have been wanting to see it. We entered the woods and walked a short path to our destination... The walk was easy and we quickly emerged at Pinky Falls. What a delightful place! We walked along a very short path and emerged at a large sandbar which would be a perfect place for a picnic! There was even a bench for visitors. Such a lovely place... We all agreed it would be a perfect spot to bring our grandkids for a picnic and a swim. I’m sure we’ll all return. We walked back to the car and continued down the road to the Ranger Falls Trail. The path was well maintained and well marked. Note the sign here: More Difficult. It was one mile and it wasn’t a bad hike at all, but this path does descend to the falls and you know what that means... it’s more uphill coming back. Still, we all handled it without difficulty. The wide path was fairly level at first. We came to an area or two where we used stepping stones to cross wet areas. Another couple of places had rhodie limbs we had to go under. And then we arrived at Ranger Falls. Pam pointed out these rock cairns which had been made by earlier hikers. They were interesting... I read about them after my hike and this little snippet of info below convinced me that we don’t need to add this activity to our hikes... We lingered at Ranger Falls taking in the beauty. We took a few pictures including a selfie and then returned to the car. The mile hike back to the car was a bit more troublesome because it was uphill, but I still wouldn’t call this a difficult hike. We drove to Main Street and enjoyed an outdoor lunch at Wild Thyme. What a perfect way to end our hike! I love hiking with these ladies! Pam, please start planning our next Girls Only Hike!
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Laurel
9/10/2018 09:51:46 pm
Looks like you have some white sand.
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