Elizabeth had done this hike while at Trackers magic camp over the summer. So as soon as we arrived she was happy to take over as hike leader. She showed us all sorts of cool stuff, such as the house of the troll George (who lives under the bridge), the "magic tree stump," and the dancing water sprite who lives in one of the falls. However, when we got to a place on the trail where you could cross the stream on a fallen tree, Elizabeth scampered across and beckoned us to follow. We didn't want to follow (because, among other reasons, it would shorten the hike by a quarter). Elizabeth's reaction to this usurpation of her power was an epic pout: she grumbled and griped and frowned about us not following her across the log for about an hour before finally lightening up and having fun again. In a funny way, I admired her tenacity in holding a grudge.
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| After the hike, I realized that I'd set my camera on "continuous shooting" mode, where it continues to take pictures as long as the shutter release is depressed. Throughout the hike, I would snap a photo, and actually be taking two, or even three! Because of the "continuous shooting" setting. Despite all that, the helpful stranger who took three or four pictures of us "just to be sure" managed to create only one actual image, in which Suzanne has her eyes shut. |
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| There was a lot of uphill, but the girls handled it well. |
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| Facing the falls. |
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| Elizabeth can be seen on the right, wrapped in her cloak like Heathcliff upon the moors. |
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| We stopped for a snack, and Suzanne announced a joke-telling competition. She made up a joke, and its pretty good! Q: What's a cow's favorite animal? A: A MOOse. |
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| Nice view. |
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| 'Nuff said. |
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