WHISKEYTOWN KIDS
So I made a deal with my kids. They had to go on at least one hike with me over the Holidays. Normally they would both rather stay home and play their video games or what not. They could choose which of the six hikes or so that I had planned. What would they choose? Easy or hard? Easy of course. They chose Whiskeytown Falls. Jadon has done this hike once before when he was three years old. That was some fifteen years ago. Nekoda hadn’t done it before. But somehow she remembered going to this waterfall before. How is that possible? Strange. Maybe she remembers it from her mother’s womb. I don’t know.
It was a Monday afternoon after Christmas. There were a lot of people out on the trail! I was not expecting so many people on a week day but I guess it’s still holidays for most people (like myself). The kids wanted to wear masks for the entire hike even when there was no one around us. When I’m out in the wilderness I refuse to wear a mask. Anyway, whatever. I’m just glad they came out with me.
It’s not exactly an “easy” hike. It is a moderate hike. It’s uphill the entire way. The kids were taking their sweet time. I was taking video. We were going slow. There was a family with small kids going faster than us. Eventually we passed them. I did not think they were going to make it. Their kids were whining and complaining very loudly. It was a tough uphill for them. (they did make it, however).
We got to the waterfall. All the other hikers including the family with kids came and left. It was chilly at the falls. We were alone. The kids waited patiently in the cold while I took all my photos. Finally I was done and we hiked back down the mountain quickly but we stopped off at Crystal Creek Falls first. (that *is* an easy hike). It was a very lovely Christmas hike with my kids at Whiskeytown Natl Recreation Area.