A Luce Adventure

Yesterday was amazing! The weather was incredible and me and 3 of my favorite Luces went on an adventure. First we enjoyed a picnic lunch then went on a couple of hikes to see some waterfalls. Just outside Bingham, in Pleasant Ridge Plantation Houston Brook Falls is less than a mile in from the road. It is a gorgeous place that we have been to often but it stuns me every time. While smaller than Moxie Falls, it seems more impressive because you can get so much closer. I felt the spray on my face as I got to snap photos and drink in everything around me. 

Next up we went to Meadow Brook Falls. I had never been there before and my Luce companions hadn't been there in decades. It is a much steeper and challenging walk than Houston Brook. The whole route requires a lot of caution (for those of us that are coordinatedly challenged it is even more difficult). Once you get to the final decent into the falls though, some amazing individual has tied a rope to a tree that made the whole thing feel like an extreme outdoor adventure... I know... I just don't get out that much. Once you're at the bottom looking up at the falls, it is breath-taking and worth every treacherous step. 

Tonight's entry is going to be mainly a pictoblog to show you what I mean:




The amazing rope and Donnie descending to the falls


Ben at Houston Brook Falls

Houston Brook Falls in all her glory!

Ben and Me at Houston Brook Falls

Ben and his Momma!

Cool Rock at Houston Brook Falls

It's a splash-splosion!

Meadow Brook Falls flashing me

Donnie at the foot of Meadow Brook Falls

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<3 Katie
Day 332
182lbs
Feeling renewed at the soul

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