Yesterday Doug wanted to go hiking to get ready for his upcoming trek up Mount Fuji in Japan, so we went to Shenandoah National Park to practice! The drive up was beautiful, allowing us to stop at several of the overlooks.
The trail that we picked was 6 miles roundtrip and passed 2 water falls. Before we got to them, Doug practiced his bouldering skills.
We also found a black bear cub about 10 feet from us. I stuck around long enough to snap the photo, but not long enough to run into the mama bear!
After 3 miles, we found the first waterfall: a lovely cascading rock face that rose up 29 feet.
It was such a lovely rock face that I decided we should climb it! Neither of us have ever climbed a waterfall before, but once you get over the fear of falling on slippery rocks, it's just like free climbing 30 feet in the air! Right?
I'm Queen of the Waterfall!
The view from the top. Afterward I found out that we should "Never play at the tops of waterfalls or climb on nearby rocks. Do not attempt to hike rocky areas that are wet and slippery." according to the park rules!
The second waterfall was 93 feet tall, so no climbing. The overlook view ended up being the prize at the end of the trail.
Between the views, a bear cub, and climbing a waterfall, I'd say the day was quite an adventure!
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