I'd been toying with the idea of bringing back the Yoh! hiking group for a while, so I sent out the invites a couple of weeks ago to hike. Luckily a few folks answered the call and yesterday 5 of us (plus 2 dogs) drove far north to Gold Bar to hike at Wallace Falls State Park. Gabby & Ethan had hiked here the week before and told me that I could make it, so I accepted the challenge. We headed up the trail at 10am. Scott, Teresa and I hiked to the Middle Falls and back for a total of 4.36 miles, while Pam and Charlie extended their hike to the Upper Falls which added an extra 1.2 miles roundtrip. The trail was pretty busy; we saw lots of people & dogs. However, that didn't detract from the fun too much. We crossed many bridges, saw lots of mushrooms & the falls were just spectacular. The hike was super hilly in spots; to the Middle falls & back was about 1,045 feet of elevation gain and around 1,500 feet to the Upper falls & back. It stayed dry for us for most of the hike; we only got rained on the last 10 minutes. So glad we got to spend our day off work in the woods! Another successful Yoh! hike in the books.
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| Charlie & Scott were the models for the day. |
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| Teresa with Logan and Aspen. |
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| Wallace River |
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| Teresa and Pam |
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| Scott was the designated tree hugger this time. |
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| View of the lower falls. |
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| Pam holding the dogs as they stared intently at their mom taking photos. |
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| View from the middle falls. |
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| This is where we split up and Charlie & Pam headed up to the upper falls. |
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| View of the upper falls. |
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| Stats from my Apple Watch of the hike to Middle Falls & back. |
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