Last week Marcy and I had to travel to Blacksburg for a couple of days. While we were there I was able to sneak away for a couple of hours to go see a waterfall. This was the first time I ever had a chance to see a waterfall in person. To get to the falls I had to hike two miles up a mountain. While the hike itself wasn’t too bad, carrying about 40 pounds of camera equipment on my back made it seem like an eternity to get to the top.

While I was hiking the trail, I made several stops to take pictures along the way. Time flew by and before I knew it I should have been on my way back to meet Marcy. I came to a sign that said I only had a 1/4 mile to reach the falls, so I had to make a decision, “Do I turn back now and be on time or go see the falls?” Needless to say I went to see the falls and needless to say Marcy was highly upset because I was late! I would have called to tell her I was running a bit late but there was no cell phone signal on the mountain.

After I saw the waterfall I made my way back down the mountain as fast as possible. I twisted my ankle a few times running down the mountain again with the extra 40 pounds on my back. I finally got a signal when I was about 1/8th of a mile away from the car. At that point my run turned to more of a fast limp. I called Marcy and boy was she mad! She said I hope it was worth it making me wait! I couldn’t answer that question at the moment because that would have made her even more upset than she was but now I can say it was definitely worth it! See for yourself!