Today’s hiking adventure began at Banning State Park.
The weather was a cool 34 degrees as we started our hike. Mother Nature’s glitter coated the forest floor.
We hiked on the freshly fallen leaves towards Wolf Creek Trail.
Rocks jetted out from the forest floor along the trail.
Large boulders intermixed with the trees.
We arrived at Wolf Creek Falls.
Our adventure continued on a trail that was not labeled. Fall color popped everywhere we looked.
The green moss covering the rocks was so vibrant.
Large cliffs loomed above us. At times, we may have been on a deer trail, however, we continued on the small path before us.
We reached the Kettle River. What a sight!
We reached a dead end at a giant boulder along the river. We thought about getting into the river and wading around the boulder but due to the cold weather we decided that was a bad idea.
We backed up a bit and climbed up the cliffs. After catching our breath, we continued along a trail we found. After a few minutes on the cliff trail we looked below and saw another trail closer to the river. The trail looked too adventurous to pass up. So, down the cliffs we went.
The trail led us under giant boulders.
We found these cool potholes. Not sure if they were made by the flowing river or if they were man-made.
Hell’s Gate Trail was the name of the trail we were on. It was an absolute blast and hard as hell.
Today’s hiking adventure was 4.7 miles.
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