Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Big Hike – Part 2

The gorge was quite large and the hike started off fairly close to the bottom.  After a bit of a walk we enjoyed a walk up many many stairs to get to the upper portion of the gorge.  Still walking along the river that fed the waterfall we had just seen a few moments earlier.  I think the kids were enjoying all the walkways and steps while the adults had fun with the nature.  It was a pretty good outing for all concerned.

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On the upper section of the hike, there was a nice bridge spanning the gorge that called out for a group photo.  I only learned later on that this bridge was actually the sight of a tragedy a few years earlier.  Apparently a school trip had come to the gorge on the hike and the entire group went out on the bridge for just such a photo.  They overloaded it and sadly the bridge collapsed into the gorge, killing a few of the kids.  Now there are strict warning signs advising of the safe capacity.

Below is a long shot and a close-up of us enjoying the nice spot.

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And a reverse angle of Mike the photographer taking the previous images.

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Trails like this are always big fun and have steep bits, flat bits, and even tunnels through the rock wall.  The boys always enjoy a cave.

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Followed by a nice high up walk along a steep bit.

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So after walking about 45 min or so we came to the end of the gorge hike.  At this point we had to make a choice, do we go back the way we came for about a 30 min hike to the start (downhill more and easier than the way up) or take the long way back and keep hiking in the larger circuit. 

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Next post shows the outcome.

 

1 comment:

Peter Wong said...

With 3 kids and 1 of them strapped to your back, its pretty obvious what the answer is.