So, Jesse and I have been talking for a while about doing this hike, but just haven't done it; merely because it is such a far drive. We have done Devil's Punch Bowl, (I'll blog about it later) and have been wanting to do Three Sisters together too! Now, mind you, I grew up hiking with my dad. I have done many hikes, and don't consider myself a beginner, nor advanced. With that, I am going to tell you this hike was HARD! The difficulty level is very high. At certain points in the hike I was actually scared. It gets incredibly steep, and is NOT for beginners OR people who aren't prepared. Jesse and I even saw a tourist with flip flops on!!! Anyway, we began our journey with a late start, and then chose to stop off at the Viejas Outlets, which were oh so conveniently on the way! We have a thing about matching our shoes and clothes sometimes, so, we got matching Nike's from the Nike outlet. I'm in looove!! Can you tell we're obsessed?? Lol. After being distracted at the store for probably an hour and a half, we finished the rest of our journey, to the three falls. We ended up getting super lost and our maps wasn't working, since there was zero service. We wandered a bit, until we received service and found the right direction. Before approaching the hike, we came across a really cool (but extremely creepy) abandoned house and old truck. The house was super eerie as we reached it. I had an uncomfortable sense that someone was watching us. Of course, Jesse being Jesse, goes, "Oh, I'm sorry about that, sir" as he was stepping in the house. Gullible little me actually believed him for a few (long) seconds, thinking someone was actually in the house, before he burst into laughter and hopped through the front "door". The door was on the ground outside. The house was destroyed inside. Other nosey people, like us, had come in and trashed the place, I assume. After being totally grossed out by rat poo EVERYWHERE and creeped out by just walking through, I finally sprinted out. I found myself at the abandoned truck. PLEASE NOTE: The quality of the pictures in this whole post aren't the best because I used my Iphone 4s instead of my Canon 50D. We hopped in [Jesse's] truck and drove on for about 20 or so more minutes, until FINALLY finding the parking "lot". It's basically street parking around and near the beginning of the trail. This is the location of the trail ... The beginning of the hike is a breeze, and actually is really enjoyable to stroll through and enjoy the greenery, since it recently rained. Jesse found this cool plant, in the tree, that reminded me of something you'd find under, or near, the ocean. Don't you just love nature? Ah. I didn't take any more pictures until we got to the falls, because it was too dangerous; and to be honest, I fell HARD and cut up my hands. Oops. I'm never one to fall when I hike, nor am I clumsy, so I was pretty mad at myself (and the hike) for making me fall. The trails get extremely steep! So steep that people have actually added rope in at the top, and thrown it down the hill (or cliff) for assistance. At times it is near to impossible to move on further, without using rope. People were slipping, sliding, and falling all over the place. Like I said, come prepared for this hike!!! This is one example of a cliff that one cannot simply climb down, without a rope. Believe me, it looks so simple in this picture, but it was either you jump 12 or so feet, or carefully step down; gripping the rope for your life! Or was that just me? But I think the tree roots are pretty cool! Jesse had told me that the last time he did the hike, he caught TWO rattle snakes! Fortunately, we hiked it just after a recent rainfall, so we didn't see any. Once we reached the top, we turned around and noticed the trail we had hiked. See how steep it is?? Jesse ran ahead of me to jump on these rocks. I stared at them and they reminded me of a camo-type print; with all of the greens, making it almost monochromatic. Jesse is a Navy rescue swimmer, so, naturally, he blended in and I couldn't find him.. ;) Please note: These waterfalls are extremely hard to capture in a picture. The true beauty lies in the naked eye, in person. After almost crying, and swearing to myself (on the way to the falls) that I would never hike it again, I'm positive I will! It took us around 4.5 hours to hike it, including time that we sat and enjoyed the view at the top. One of the best moments, was when we were almost to the car, both exhausted and wanting food, a bed and some sleep; and we saw this... No words can capture this feeling. All in all, the most difficult hike I've ever done, but so worth it! Picture of the day, you ask? We drove passed these beautes on our way back!
Thanks for reading! Until next time! Ciao
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