Hawkes Family Hike

For the Hawkes Family Reunion this year Uncle Bob was in charge. He decided to hike the Darby Wind Caves (which is a beautiful hike!) and we were all invited to come along under the theory that "if you can walk 5 miles you can hike this hike". Well now I'm questioning if I really can walk 5 miles. The first two miles of the hike are pretty standard up and down but the last half mile is literally scaling a waterfall. We left Mason at the bottom of the falls with Uncle Bob and finished the hike. It was truly beautiful and well worth the week of recovery. The pictures are a little deceiving. Daniel was fake climbing the wall. I did, however, go behind the falls. That was just be beginning of the uphill climb to reach the cave which is where the waterfall comes out of the mountain.