July 31, 2021

Brook Walk, Castle in the Clouds

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Family hike! 😊

It's such a great, easy hike, with a beautiful payoff for the entire length of trail...

To keep things easy & accessible for everyone, we did a carspot and just hiked downhill the whole way.  Typically one would loop back on Shannon Brook trail, but there is a steep section in there that concerned me for certain family members.  We could have done a 180 and made Brook Walk an out & back (and enjoyed the waterfalls twice!), but then there was distance and time to be concerned about.  And so, we carspotted.  And it worked out perfectly.

I do have one slight regret, which I often do in these situations... even though it's not part of any challenge, I look at how much elevation gain I could have gotten if only we'd hiked in the other direction!  😂

But no matter... let's just enjoy the sights.

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Nice view right from the hiker parking lot!

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You know I couldn't resist! 🤣
"The Pebble"

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Entrance to the Castle grounds (or in our case, the exit.)


#44: 7/31 Brook Walk waterfalls w/ family, 2.1 mi, 1 hr, 30 ft. 

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