hidden falls

date(s) hiked: June 10, 2006
distance (planned): 10 miles
distance (actual): 23 miles
highest elevation: unknown
elevation gain: unknown
time: 9 hours

have i (annie) told you that kelli is trying to kill me? it is official…she (kelli) is plotting my demise. see…it all started when we decided to hike to hidden falls via the tarbell trail. it was supposed to be a 10 mile out and back hike.

we got to the falls but we had a dilemma. it was still really early in the day and the trail didn’t end at the falls. so what do you do? in honor of thelma and louise, “you keep going”. (we should again mention that we are somewhat insane.) so, we did. we also have some deeply rooted psychological problems when we are faced with these situations. number 1, we believe in loops. number 2, we hate to turn around (which is tied to number 1, but has its’ own stubborness involved). number 3, we have a very clear definition of “lost”. number 4, we find these scenarios hysterically funny.

i (annie) should take the opportunity to mention that 23 miles is a reasonable hike for many people. but i neglected to mention in that get-to-know-you phase that i (annie) am not one of those people. kelli is. i love to hike. so does kelli. i suck at it. kelli doesn’t. kelli puts up with me due to that aforementioned mental instability (either she’s crazy enough to keep taking me, or i’m crazy enough to keep going).

so we follow a trail after the falls, expecting to loop, but have to create our own loop (using roads and neighborhoods). after 23 miles, i (annie) was sure i was going die. we were offered rides by kind souls and one used his GPS to give us an estimated arrival time. all in all, it was awesome, wonderful, and beautiful. we even got to see some deer.

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