High Knob Hike
Wow. I am so glad we decided to go to High Knob to hike even though it was raining. After a short decline I ended up among giants that rivaled the giant "gods" at the Garden. There were caves, ledges, tall rocks with abundant foliage. My only regret is that I didn't go sooner. The whole trail was just under a mile and took about 20 mins; of course you could stretch it out much longer by exploring which I will hurry back to do when it is dryer weather.
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Ledge on the right at the beginning of trail.
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Pile of rocks on right about 1/3 of the way through. Steve demonstrating the height..and later the steep climb down on his hehind.
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One of many tight squeezes to explore.
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Yet another tight squeeze that goes back into cave-like area. Taking Steve’s word on this.
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So many tall rocks to meander around. Coty & Maggie kept up; in fact it was super important to Maggie to be the leader.
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Many rocks “breaking” like giant ships that resemble Fern Cliffe.
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Rocks steps on the way out.
Overall the Trail was about one mile and about 20 mins to hike. I’d call it moderate but a more fit person might call it easy.