John Rock Loop Hike

The beginning of the hike

So this blog is a day late, but at least it's up here. :) Yesterday a couple of friends and I went hiking up to John Rock. None of us had never done this hike before, so we didn't know for sure what we were getting ourselves into. Man, was this hike amazing though. We hiked through the "wilderness" and up to an amazing view even though it was really cloudy. It's a 5 mile hike, but so worth the effort. I am sore today and have a blister, but that's okay. Here is a little picture story for you from our hike.

Loved the tree trunks

Fairy hats as my friend Amber called them

Pretty waterfall on hike

There were lots of mushrooms and fungi growing everywhere.

My friend Amber. She's so sweet and fun!

Pretty creek

My friends hiking in front of me.

More cool fungi.

There were tons of roots like this that ended up being like steps for us.

The view of Looking Glass Rock from the top of John Rock. Amber and I did the 6.5 mile hike to the top of Looking Glass Rock a couple of weeks ago.  

Amber and Me

Amber taking in the view. She was braver than me and got close to the edge.

More of the view. It was really overcast.

Trees on the way back down.

My other friend hiking in front of us down the mountain.

This was such an amazing hike. I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good, more difficult hike. It's completely worth it. We're going to do it again when the leaves start to change more.