The Falls

Living in a National Forest definitely comes with its perks. For example, there are beautiful woods all around me and I have quickly found some friends that love exploring them just as much as me. Our first hike was up to Tokopah falls (may be misspelled).  

It was a four mile hike all the way to the falls, but it was well worth it. The hike up was absolutely beautiful. Lush green foliage the entire way up, accented with huge boulders. Not to mention the ragging river to our right. As one might expect, we did see our share of wildlife, with a total of two deer. The deer here are practically tame so we where able to get a close up look. The girl in the blue was actually running this same trial a few days after and actually tripped over a deer, and I was also able to get about five yards away from a buck.  

Anyways, back to our trip. After hiking for a little over an hour we finally made it to the top. The view was absolutely incredible. While I could attempt to explain the beauty, I believe a picture will give it more justice.

As you might be able to see it was starting to get dark, so we took our group picture and headed back down.

As we began our decent we pulled out flashlights out as it quickly became to dark to see much. The hike down took a bit longer than getting up, but we made it back all the same. As we walked out into the parking lot we noticed the beauty above us. We proceeded to lay down on the warm parking lot and we enjoyed the sparklingly stars above.
Since Hiking up to the falls we have gone on many hikes and have just about explored all the woods surrounding our new home. I look forward to the opportunity to make it down the mountain a bit in order to explore more. Thank you for all your prayers and I'll be sure to keep you posted on all that it going down here in Sequoia National Forest.