Last weekend's short hike was a test run for a longer hike we've been wanting to do for a while. Since it was again so pretty out, we headed east to check out Franklin Falls. It's a 2 mile round trip hike on a well-maintaned path that's doable even for the smallest hiker. In fact, every other group we passed by had kids or dogs with them.
Evie started off the hike cranky because we woke her from her nap. She refused to walk on her own and did not want to look at the camera for photos.
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| Daddy getting a good workout |
After lots of fairy talk, listening for birds, and watching all the other kiddos run around, she loosened up and started to enjoy herself. The trail follows the river so we could see little falls here and there, but we were very excited to finally get to Franklin Fall itself because it's pretty spectacular.
As you can see, the last bit of the hike is very rocky, wet, and the trail itself is a ~2 foot ledge on the side of the mountain. We stood at a distance and decided not to hike down, but surprisingly, Evie wanted to go! So, off me and Evie went very careful down the slippery rocks while Daddy and Nora watched.
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| Hanging out on the trail |
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| Made it to the bottom! |
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"That boy is too close, Mama!" said Evie, referring to
the kid in red in the background. |
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| Slowly making our way back up. |
The walk back down to the car was really quick because Evie's "fast shoes" started to work and she was running down the trails. We had fun also stopping by to throw walks in the River. Supposedly, this is a fun place to splash in the water during the summer months so we'll have to definitely come back in the summer!
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