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| Hiking | 4.11 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 4.11 Miles | 2 Hrs 56 Mns | | 1.45 mph |
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| partners | | After a morning of chasing a lesser known waterfall, we headed off to a more well known place for our afternoon destination. Upon arrival at the trailhead for Bridal Veil Falls, it was crowded and it had started raining pretty hard. (Zero rain in the forecast, gotta love the mountains!) We waited it out for a parking space, then for it to clear up a bit before starting.
Right from the start it’s uphill and it does not stop. I was already out of breath given the thin air on the first section of the trail. Kristin in our group started chatting with a soaked hiker coming down, who informed us that you can drive right up to the main falls with a high clearance vehicle. This awesome hiker also let us know that there was a pretty sweet waterfall that was only about a 1/2 mile from our current location. The skies still looked questionable, and I really despise crowds, so I strongly considered bailing to drive to the top. However, the allure of the mystery bonus waterfall kept me hiking up.
There are about 4 “bonus” waterfalls on the way up to the main event. The trail signs are extremely clear as to when you should exit the trail to get to viewpoints of each of the falls. I’m not going to lie, I’m not in the best shape right now so all that steep, rocky, muddy uphill in the high altitude was totally kicking my butt.  However, with each bonus waterfall we saw, it gave me a little rejuvenation and made me keep going.
The main event waterfall was beautiful of course, but I preferred the bonus falls throughout the hike even more. We hiked the road back down which created a perfect loop and provided additional Mountain View’s. It felt great to accomplish the hike the “hard” way instead of just driving to the top like many others do. I’m glad I saw this one, but I wouldn’t return. I just prefer more solitude on my hikes! |
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