{"id":2748,"date":"2008-06-03T08:35:40","date_gmt":"2008-06-03T13:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cgm13.net\/wordpress\/?p=2748"},"modified":"2008-06-03T08:40:30","modified_gmt":"2008-06-03T13:40:30","slug":"in-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theboywonder.net\/?p=2748","title":{"rendered":"In The Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"05\/31 Hike\" title=\"05\/31 Hike\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/08271.jpg?w=660\" \/><br \/>\nPT, Michael and I headed into the woods for a hike this past Saturday. We went back to the cascade (and rock cliff) on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncwaterfalls.com\/sam_branch2.htm\"><strong>Sam Branch<\/strong><\/a>. PT and I have done this trail a few times but Michael was a newbie to it have just moved back to the glorious mountains. I always forget just how dang steep this trail is. There are some more pictures and things that you can see inside.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"05\/31 Hike\" title=\"05\/31 Hike\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/08272.jpg?w=660\" \/><br \/>\nPT and Michael (wine in hand).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"05\/31 Hike\" title=\"05\/31 Hike\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/08273.jpg?w=660\" \/><br \/>\nMountain View.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"05\/31 Hike\" title=\"05\/31 Hike\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/08274.jpg?w=660\" \/><br \/>\nPT looks over the edge while I am just hanging out and enjoying the wine and the sun. And yeah, that drop off really is as bad as it looks.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"05\/31 Hike\" title=\"05\/31 Hike\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/08275.jpg?w=660\" \/><br \/>\nPT, Michael and Myself.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"05\/31 Hike\" title=\"05\/31 Hike\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/08276.jpg?w=660\" \/><br \/>\nAnother gratuitous picture of ourselves.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"05\/31 Hike\" title=\"05\/31 Hike\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/08277.jpg?w=660\" \/><br \/>\nReady to head back to the car.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"05\/31 Hike\" title=\"05\/31 Hike\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/08278.jpg?w=660\" \/><br \/>\nSam Branch is quite beautiful with lots of cascades and small waterfalls.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"05\/31 Hike\" title=\"05\/31 Hike\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/08279.jpg?w=660\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"05\/31 Hike\" title=\"05\/31 Hike\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/08280.jpg?w=660\" \/><br \/>\nSomehow PT dropped his special cork screw in the water. Fortunately the rushing water didn&#8217;t carry it away. After some moving of rocks and climbing down a hole, he was able to retrieve it.<\/p>\n<p>When you are on top of the rock, you can look up the mountain and see that there is a huge waterfall that starts Sam Branch&#8217;s run down the mountain. After lunch we tried to follow what looked like a trail further up the rocks to see if it would lead towards that waterfall. After just a few minutes (and many run-ins with briers and brambles), it was clear that this is not the way to the top. I imagine that we will have to follow Sam Branch all the way to the top.<\/p>\n<p>PT, Michael and I all vowed that the next time we come here that we are gonna make it all the way up to that waterfall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PT, Michael and I headed into the woods for a hike this past Saturday. We went back to the cascade (and rock cliff) on Sam Branch. PT and I have done this trail a few times but Michael was a newbie to it have just moved back to the glorious mountains. 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