Seven Falls

We decided to take our guests up to a hike we hadn't tried yet, Seven Falls. Lamely, you have to pay to get in but at least we came just before the price increase for the "summer." It was a chilly day and it eventually rained, which then turned to snow. Fun still!


It's an easy, paved walk up to the falls. No problemo.


Lovely little water scenes on the way up.


Grey waiting for his mama, who is always behind because she's taking pictures.


I like them.


One of the kids pointed out some trees whose roots were almost entirely sticking out of the natural wall border of the path. The roots on the other side must be pretty strong!


A cloudy day means awesome lighting.


Always looking for a place to take a break.


Must try out every bench.


Empty nest.


There were some stairs (and an elevator) up to a heightened view of the falls. Hi everyone who climbed faster than me!


Grey's face, ha!


We were supposed to be looking at the falls but Grey was fixated on the restaurant (yep, there's a restaurant on this hike!), convinced it was Santa's Workshop.


Speaking of, here's the falls, captured by me phone- I didn't bring the right lens to get the the whole thing with my nice camera.


Familia.


She kept noticing me taking photos and ruining my candid shots. But I got her this time! (or maybe she just started playing along)


Happy boy.


Contemplative boy.


Then we went on some more stairs to get up close and personal with the waterfalls.


Hello.


Mmhmm, give me a slice of that pie!


I didn't really want to carry Wren up the stairs and my parents didn't really want to climb it either, so they had fun together below.


There's a hiking path at the top.


We didn't hike far, just found some snow and threw snowballs at each other.


Ah, there's the teenager in her.


Quick family shot on the way back.


Poor Grey's stomach started to hurt on the walk back, so we took it nice and slow. Then he felt better.


A little sweetness on the shuttle ride. All hikes should end with a kiss!