Saturday we took a ride up the Parkway to Linville Falls. After driving through pea soup fog and stopping for a picnic lunch we finally reached the falls. Only you have to hike in to see the falls. There are trails ranging from easy to difficult. We knew we would take the easy trail with Robert (due to his trick hip) but by this time Robert was ready for his afternoon nap. So, the 3 of us decided to take a "difficult" trail recommended by the guide book for a beautiful view of the falls while Robert napped. It was less than a mile so we would be back soon. Besides, how difficult could it be? Well, it wasn't difficult. It was VERY difficult! With Kent as my Indian guide and both of them pushing and pulling me over rocks and trees, we finally made it to the bottom of the gorge. The guidebook was right. It was worth the hike. We wanted to call for a helicopter ride out but we couldn't get signals on our cell phones so we had to hike back. Robert was anxiously awaiting our arrival. We didn't realize it but we had been gone 1 1/2 hours. In the meantime, Robert had already hiked down to see the falls and look for us so we went into the gift shop and then drove home.
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