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Waterfalls

THREE SISTERS WATERFALL  Cleveland National Forest

June 24th, 2024


This was the first time that Marv and I have hiked in over 2 years, and the first time we have done a overnight trip since The Wave in Arizona years ago!




We drove for almost 4 hours just to get to the trail head, but it was well worth it!

We are ready to set out on our first adventure!
It was almost 100 degrees, I hope I have enough water!

Just 4 miles, how hard can it be?

The first thing we came to were these picknik tables with some nice shade.

BEWARE!
The horse flies near the start of the hike are huge and will bite right through your shirt and pants.

They bit me at least 6 times and it hurt likew hell!
I thought, if this is how it will be the entire hike, it is going to be a miserable day.

Thankfully as we lost altitude, they were gone!

The first turn, and as Marv spied, you can see the falls from way up here!

Indeed, you get a great view from up here!

It was SO hot that we encountered a family with kids who were running low on water.
Marv gave them some!

I was so happy to see this cool water.
At this point I did not think that I could hike back out. The heat exhausted me!

I rested in this pool for at least 30 minutes, IN MY CLOTHS!

Marv climbed up to this point before turning around!

Someone put ropes in sections to Marv was safe the entire time.

This was medicinal, for without bringing my core body heat down, I would have never made it out of here!

This is why we hike!!!!!

I got in the water several times, and soaked my back pack and hat until the last minute before we headed back up.

It was a rocky trail heading back up.

My wet cloths saved my skin and got me out! Marv drank more than I did and made it up with ease.

We always carry a map to keep us on track, but didn't need it for this hike!