Yesterday was an absolutely beautiful day and it was decided that we needed a much deserving break from the house! I packed a lunch of ham sandwiches, granola bars, some Pringles and ice tea in mason jars. Threw all of that into a cooler and grabbed a couple of quilts and we headed put to parts we have never seen before.
First stop was Foster Falls. BEAUTIFUL!
After Foster Falls we jumped back into the Jeep for our next destination, Stone Door.
The wind was horrendous!! We stepped out onto this cliff for an amazing view but never really could get to close to the edge because we I was so fearful that we would be blown off. I have never been so scared and aww-struck at the same time! Looking out at God’s amazing handiwork with the wind whipping around us was well worth the trek up!
I carefully inched my way to the cliff edge to snap this picture. The first picture was with my camera, then I snapped the second one with my phone.
When we were getting off the ledge, my hubby had to point out that where we were just standing seconds ago, was a little cliff all by itself…can you see the mountains in the distance through the crack? In the second picture, at the bottom of the picture can you see the rock I was standing on??
Right in the middle of this picture is a rock that is jammed in between the two that we walked across…yikes! Just a little scary to think of it!
The next few pictures is the real reason we came to this area, Stone Door, the above pictures was the cherry on top of the hike!
The Stone Door was used for centuries by the Indians as a passage way from the top of the escarpment into the gorge below. It’s about 10 feet wide and 100 feet deep.
When you are at the bottom, the very old curved tree makes it look like a door handle, so the name Stone Door was born.
Today we all feel the burn from our great adventures yesterday. We were bummed because there was more that we wanted to hike to, but the late start and quickly approaching end of the day determined our exit of our adventure, so we had to call it quits. Can’t wait to go back!
5 Comments:
Looks fun and beautiful. We must go next time we are up :)
How far is it from your house?
Love those rambling adventure kind of days.......well all bet the nearly dying part!
Fun time with the family!
Blessings
R
Beautiful pictures! I am blessed to live in the Mountains. We recently went back to the Prairie. It has it's own beauty, but nothing compared to the majestic mountains.
What a good hike you enjoyed. Thanks for adding the picnic description, too. Beautiful scenery!
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