Another great hike. There were 15 of us stout would-be mountain climbers on this day. The day started out kind of gloomy. It was an hour drive to the parking lot at Keown Falls. Of course there was a little mixup between drivers, but everyone arrived safely. As it was kind of cool at the start, everyone was pretty well bundled up. This soon changed as the first half of this 5.1 mile hike was a steady gentle uphill climb as can be seen on the altitude graph. At each resting point hikers were seen removing their packs, then their coats and jackets, then putting the packs back on minus the warmed layers. This hike lasted 4 1/2 hours, but 2 1/2 hours were spent stopped as we took multiple breaks on the way up and at the overlooks. The overlooks on John's mountain were breathtaking as can be seen in the photographs. The hike took us around the mountain and then a different trail back to the parking area. There were many many things to look at along the way with water falls and incredible rock formations.
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This weeks joke...Bumper Sticker...Just because I'm doing 80 in a 35 mph zone doesn't mean you have to tailgate me. And those silly flashing blue lights on you car look silly.
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