“The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so.” – William Inge
Knowing your limits on a trip is very important. Knowing the limits of those who you are with is even more important. I love a good hike. I can walk for miles and not miss a beat. However, that might not be true for those who are traveling with me. I have made this mistake multiple times, and there are some trips that I still have not heard the end about till this day. I remember once we took a hike to Catawba Falls in the North Carolina Mountains. According to the internet it was only a mile and a half round trip. I didn’t think that was so bad, but my family still reminds me about to this day. It was a mile and a half, but it was straight uphill. It was a little more than we were expecting. I had fun, but my family thought it was a little too much. I have learned my lesson since then, and I try to consider what everyone else can handle before we go on our next journey.
A few years ago, the family and I visited Tallulah Gorge in Northeast Georgia. It’s falls and views are some of the best in the region. One part of the visit has you going down over 300 steps. It’s a lot of steps. My son and I went down to the bottum. Getting down there was easy, but getting back was something else. I barely made it back to the parking lot when we got back. We visited the gorge again over spring break. This time I decided to stay at the top. Even though I wasn’t down at the bottum, I still was able to get some great photos. These shots are focused in on Hurricane Falls. You can hike to the bottum, and I might do that one day.
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