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Our hike to Tinker Cliffs

This past Sunday our family decided to take advantage of the free afternoon we had after church, and headed out to the Katowba area to hike Tinker Cliffs. Dad thought it was going to be a four mile round trip hike, but it ended up being a eight mile round trip hike, and the whole way up was pretty steep! But I really enjoyed the hike, despite the fact that each person only brought a 16oz. water bottle with them, for a eight mile hike and it was hot and humid- though I must say, it could have been hotter! (Sorry for the run-on sentence;)
Of course, Elijah was not with us, he was in Texas;) 
The view from the top was gorgeous and I can only imagine the view if I had hiked it when the colors of the leaves were changing!! But anyway, I will share some pictures with you guys:)

Just starting out:)



Resting a spell
The view from the top was gorgeous! 


Someone thought they needed to be just a little closer to the sky;) 



Found a struggling butterfly that I picked up and moved to a safe place
The solid rock cliffs 

The refreshing creek at the very bottom of the mountain 


Mom was so glad she made it up and all the way back! She was quite tired!
Splashing in the creek while waiting for mom and dad to catch up;) 


So there are some pictures of our hike for you:) I hope you enjoyed them!
Now I'm off to see my brother who gets home from Texas today! Yay! 
Until next time, 
~ Elise



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