Clever clogs that we are, we thought that getting in one last hike Sunday morning before hitting the road would be a great idea. The boys would have a chance to run off a little energy, and we would get to see Grotto Falls, the only waterfall in the park that you can actually go behind. Neat, right? It was described to us as an "easy one-mile hike," which seemed perfect for our purposes. So we packed everything up and got to the trailhead around 8, only to find that it was a mile and a half each way, which really wouldn't make that much difference, except that it was very steep. And rocky. And filled with millions of exposed tree roots. In my book, it was WAY harder than Clingmans Dome: just as steep, but without the lovely paved trail and benches along the way. Still, we soldiered on and eventually made our way to the falls, which really were beautiful. And we did go behind them. It took more than three hours to do the round trip, though, so by the time we got back to the van, we were all tired and starving, and frankly pretty rank. Apologies to Megan and the girls, since our next stop was to have a quick lunch with them before jumping in our locker room on wheels and stewing for eight hours on the ride home. Whee!
But you're really here for the pictures, right?
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