Fall Creek 2011

Heading up to Fall Creek is one of my favorite summertime traditions. This year, we went up the Saturday before Independence Day (same weekend as last year, I think).

Winter and spring this year were very wet; ergo, any sort of waterfall has had TONS of run-off. I had mentally prepared myself for how cold the water was likely to feel. I had also mentally prepared myself for the possibility of the waterfall being too powerful to actually climb up it this year.

I was right on both accounts, by the way. (I occasionally am, you know.)

I remember last year, the waterfall was bigger than I had ever seen it (in my limited experience); this year, it was too big to even think about hopping about on the rocks to jump into the river, let alone climb up it.

Ri-dang-diculous!

Climbing up this thing would've been suicide.

We had a fairly large group come with us this year, including a handful of people who had never been before. Kinda made not being able to climb up the falls more of a bummer; despite that little setback, we still had lots of fun.

Here's my proof:

My face pretty much screams "I don't like it!"
That water was COLD!

Kylee was less of a wanny than I was, apparently.

FLEX, baby!
Brookie, Shallin, Brooker, Skyler, Gina, Janae, Beth, Keri, Jeanna

We still tried climbing up onto some of the rocks.
They were all slick with moss.
("Be careful, Janae!")

Good times were had by all. (And I'm already excited for next year's Fall Creek adventure!)