We woke up to an amazing morning, the evening wasn't very cold and we had a nice strong wind which blew all the clouds away. I am a sucker for stars so I could not resist taking a few shots.
We headed out about 6am for the hike up to one of the highest points in the area. For the next few hours we where headed up and up and even more up. We were lucky enough to be going along a river for the most part.
We somehow lost the trail nearing the top and ended up walking on an animal path, looked so much like the trail. We eventually got to the top and took a break looking at the area we came from... thinking to myself I thought "did we really just do that?!"
In the picture above we were not yet at the top, but you can see the valley went down in. There were some lovely animals to see as we hiked down the mountain. Nearing the end we could see the caves and the area we hiked up the first day, the view from where we were was even better than the first day.
As most of our hiking trips go, we always have some struggle on the way to the place or on the way back. We drove right into a huge storm and even got to watch how the clouds were turning to start forming a tornado. We did not stay to watch that as we were in the Free State where it is nice and flat, perfect for tornadoes.
What a nice trip! I like the natural colors in your photos as well as the panorama of the landscape.
Hiking can be engaged for fun, exercise and sight seeing!
Do activities you're passionate about - which make your heart and soul feel perky - including things like working out, cooking, painting, writing, yoga, hiking, walking, swimming, being in nature, being around art, or reading inspiring books.
For @dragonslayer here he really enjoyed himself from hiking.
Thanks for sharing
Great comment, very true.
The stars are so bright and beautiful! good shot!
Love the Golden Gate and its special rock formations!
Awesome pictures......these pictures are inspiring me to travel👍
HIKING IS THE ANSWER WHO CARES WHAT THE QUESTION IS !!
I HAVE VISITED PACIFIC COAST TRAIL AND JOHN MUIR TRAIL , AND IT WAS LIKE AMAZING TRIP THERE ....
WHO LOVES HIKING ?.................I LOVE HIKING AND I CAN NOT LIVE WITHOUT IT .........
I love hiking, that was incredible post dude . . .
Amazing pics...thanks for sharing
woow..fantastic job .... @dragonslayer109
Wow nice real life story thanks to you make this awesome story i like it
This is really an amazing view. Quite similar to the views we have here in Naija :)
Amazing pics
Interesting photos from hiking in the mountains.
Damn, those are some amazing looking stars ;)
Interesting photos from hiking in the mountains.
Lovely pic,the 6am pic was so awesome the sky and the mountain was just great
Lovely pic,the 6am pic was so awesome the sky and the mountain was just great. Haking is good,most especially for the body also
The stars are so bright and beautiful! good shot!
wow those awesome photographs making it more cool :D
What a beatiful place I went hiking there when I was small and I really enjoyed it! Cool post
It's a wonderful hiking course!
I also want to walk!
I bet it was an amazing hiking trip. Fantastic photography! The stars looks amazing. Thanks for sharing.
An interesting journey. Description and photos are taking us with you :)
I have only been there once and that was many years ago. After seeing your amazing pictures the wanderlust has come upon me, I will make a point of doing another trip early in the new year.
Awesome!
I love golden gate!
Golden Gate is a lovely area, but I was there a very long time ago. I love the second last photo, very beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
Sunbeams breaking through the corner to light up the gorge is a beautiful capture @dragonslayer109 that looked like a great day of hiking.
Thanks for reminding me how majestic Planet Earth really is.
I look forward to the day when we get to enjoy it from a harm-free existence, i.e. wild animals, tornados, et al :+)
Peace.