It was beautiful again on Sunday, so we decided to try out another local hike. We opted to go after Sunday School this time, which meant that we did not head out until after 1. Unfortunately, we did not realize that the hike site was over an hour away, so by the time we got there, the sun was already moving down the horizon. We did the first mile of the 1.7 mile trail, which took about an hour going up and 30 minutes going down. We definitely hit most of the highlights - locals on the trail told us that the last bit is not very scenic until you get to the view on the top.
Crabtree Falls in the tallest waterfall east of the Mississipi and it was as majestic as promised. It is made up of a lower, middle and upper falls. We made it to the base of the upper falls, so got some really great views:
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| At the lower falls |
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| The mountains in the "golden hour" |
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| First peek at the upper falls |
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| Near the middle falls |
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| The kids rushed ahead on the way back down, which made for some nice birds-eye views |
Back in the parking lot we snapped a few pictures of this historic wooden arch bridge while we waited for Kevin to get the car.
Everyone was hungry after all the exertion, so we stopped at Dr. Ho's Humble Pie for dinner before heading home to relax.
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