Horsetail Falls & Ponytail Falls Hike
March 16, 2015I'm incredibly late posting this, but we have had such wonderful weather these last few months that I'm spending more time playing outside, and less time blogging. On one of these occasions we took a trip to Horsetail Falls in the Gorge.
As soon as you step out of your car you only have to walk a few steps before seeing Horsetail Falls. The hike itself isn't too difficult. As someone who is short, I would rate it between easy and moderate. My hips started to ache a little bit, but I'm sure part of that was because Friday's are always leg day.
After several switchbacks, this is the view you get before heading away from the water. It was so cold and windy that I started to get a headache up there.
As you continue inward you will eventually reach Ponytail Falls. I liked this one a lot because the trail takes you behind the waterfall.
From there we had planned on hiking to Oneonta Falls. While stopping to read the sign, I noticed the warning below:
I don't like hights, but they don't terrify me either. What bothered me the most were the idiot girls who ignored the warning. They were jumping up and down (all three of them) and taking selfies while hanging off the outside of the bridge.
Once we finally crossed the bridge we came across this sign:
I didn't see any closure warnings online, so I was pretty bummed out that we weren't able to continue on.
At least my Fitbit stats were decent that day!
What kind of idiotic things have you seen on your outdoor adventures? Do you say anything or just ignore them?
3 comments
So pretty!
ReplyDeletePeople are morons. You know, had that bridge broken, they'd be the ones trying to sue the state.
Right! I remember what it was like to be that young, and a little careless. I still don't think I would have done something like that.
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous scenery in this hike you took!
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