What a glorious day for a hike! We met at 9:00 at Kelly’s house to get an early start on our drive to Mtn Rest, South Carolina just outside of Walhalla. Kelly drove us down the windy road towards Walhalla as we chattered about anything and everything along the way. Soon we came to the sign for which we’d been looking. We pulled in, parked, and got our gear ready for the hike. The first few feet of the trail were wet and muddy and we wondered if this was an indication of what was to come. We read over the information sign and started down the trail. And off we went down the trail. The trail started off easy and we were sure this moderate hike wouldn’t be a problem. We skirted around a few more wet spots... And came right up to our first creek to cross. This one had rocks lined up to help us cross. First Kelly and Pam showed me how to cross... And, yes, that’s me losing my balance and stepping right into the water. And we continued on the path. There were a few steep areas to navigate. This one took us to a second creek crossing. More rocks were there to help us cross again. I stopped midway across to take a quick picture of the small waterfall. I made it across this time with no problem. And we continued on the path. We came to a third creek crossing, but there was a bridge for this one. We continued on the path. And we came to a fourth creek crossing! This time we had a big log to walk across. It was harder than it looks! You know what I was thinking as we walked down these hills... this was going to be a beast to climb UP on the way back! And down some more... And we came to a fifth creek crossing. This time we had smaller logs in the water to use when crossing. And we continued on the path. We came to a sixth creek crossing where there was another bridge to help us cross. We continued on the path. Another bridge? But this one had a few steps leading up to it. We climbed up the path... ”Look!” They said, “Are those hawks?” We moved on after I informed them that they were buzzards and I thought they were watching me closely. Bwahaha! We gracefully climbed over a huge log blocking our way... And continued on the path. Look at these steps leading us down further. Remember what that means? Lawd, we’ve got to climb UP those steps on the way back! But look what’s peeking out at us through the trees! Yellow Branch Falls! Enjoy ALL our pictures of the falls! On our way back you can bet we took lots of breather breaks. Remember all those hills to climb? And then we went to a little local restaurant, Mtn. Rest Cafe, for lunch. Yum! A perfect ending to a perfect day! So where will our next Girls Only Hike lead us? We don’t know yet, but you can bet we’ll have fun!
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