Hiking October 17, 2023 Hello, We did get some hikes or walks done almost every day. What is the difference between a walk and a hiked? On the rainy, misty days we just covered some trails that are in the village or to the edge. Our first hike of a mile was to “ten-mile falls”. It was not a very steep walk, but we did have to climb over a tree that had fallen on the path.

There had been a fire that surrounded the village in 2015. There were many burned trees. We were warned that one could fall at any time. I suppose we would need to figure the direction of fall and avoid that.

The trunk of the tree on the path came up to my thighs, so it took some thought about how to get over the thing. It turned out to be easier on the way up then the way down. All in all, it was a nice walk without much altitude change. Certainly, a nice first walk. We were also told that we must not go out with less than two people. That was so that if there was a problem and someone was hurt, one could stay with the injured and the other could go back to the village for help. I also did not want to go without someone who knew something about the area or even about hiking in the mountains. Paula