Bridal Veil falls.
When we arrived at Stewart Falls everyone ASSURED me... PROMISED me... that this was aneasy 2 mile hike. WHATEVER!!! If that was 2 miles, I'm Jennifer Anniston! It was pretty strenuous- especially for these old knees and a body riddled with asthma. But, luckily we stopped for many water breaks - 'cuz I'm pretty sure those small kids needed a break... yeah.
(Layne was the only smart one- only a couple weeks away from knee surgery she felt she better not try it & she & Arie stayed home)
This must have been the SINGLE flat place on the whole hike... it looks so easy here, huh?
It really is a beautiful hike- when I could get my eyes open from squinting & sucking air -
Of course.... the best is when you get there! It is a gorgeous waterfall. Absolutely FREEZING water, but a beautiful surrounding. And you can run or walk behind the waterfall. Of course you get soaking wet... but all the kids had to try it!
We had a picnic lunch and regained our strength. We waded out to the rock in the middle of the stream and took pictures. And generally had a wonderful time. 
Here are some photos of the falls... again, thanks to Brooke's magic with photoshop!
The hike back was just as "wonderful" - but now the fine, silt-like dirt stuck to us worse because we were all wet! So now we were tired, wet, AND dirty! ha! By the end, this is how Austin looked and how I felt!
2 comments:
Now Mom, you know you loved it. You make it sound like pure torture. The truth is Mom did very well on the hike. She was also not alone. Every step of the way Tanner and Mason were taking care of her. They made sure she had enough water and stopped when she need to. What more can you ask for!!!
Beautiful pictures!
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