After we watched the waterfall grow from the base of the mountain we decided to go to the top to the gift shop and look out for a picnic. Scott, Sharon and Fil decided to drive with the young kids while the rest of us hiked the path to the top. Jess and I were wearing flip flops, but were assured by one of Fil's students that the path was ok for us. So we started off following the girl who had done it before. Somehow we missed the correct path and began to walk up the wrong one. After a while it ended and we kept trudging on through marshy, muddy grass. We felt like trailblazers until we came to a massive rock face. Even if I were wearing sneakers or hiking boots there was no way to get up there. You would need a guide and a rock climbing expert. So we squished down the way we came and found where we had veered off the path. Finally we started up the path that led us to the top. It was in parts just big enough for you to walk through, and the only hint was that the vegetation was parted. In other parts it was very rocky and whith big step ups. If you add that with the fact that the top was one mile above sea level, we were breathing quite heavily. We finally made it to the top after about 45 minutes. We were quite proud of ourselves after we caught our breath.
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