Tumbledown Hike!

Yesterday morning, our friend Michael picked Billy and I up and then we picked up Kyle at his house, met the Crawfords at their house, and then we followed them to the Kidd's house. Once we picked up the Kidd's we drove to Mt. Blue State park because Tumbledown Mountain is right near Mt. Blue.

Me, Gracie, Millie, Connor, Mrs. Crawford, Billy, Michael, and Kyle before the hike. Photo credit goes to some friendly stranger.

The mountain was beautiful and very colorful! God sure is an amazing artist.

So much color!

Snack and water break! From left to right it's Kyle, Billy, Michael, me, Connor, Gracie, and Millie.

Towards the beginning of the hike, Kyle, Michael, Billy and I moved a little faster than everyone else and kept getting ahead. So, Mrs. Crawford had us pair up with a "slower" person so we could help them out if they needed it and so we would stay together better. I paired up with Gracie. :)

We ate lunch just below the tree line. It began to rain/sleet as we were finishing lunch so that made things pretty cold! The rain didn't last long though. :)

Lunch time! Me, Kyle, Gracie, Billy, Millie, and Connor.

One of my favorite parts of Tumbledown was "squeezing" through Fat Man's Misery. Fat Man's Misery (some people call it Fat Man's Squeeze) is a little cave you have to crawl through in order to continue on the trail.

Michael, me, and Connor is in the shadows on the right. This is the entrance to Fat Man's Misery.

The other end of the view from Fat Man's Misery. Michael took this picture for Mrs. Crawford.

Once we got to the top of the mountain we had a nice break with snacks and water. Just as we started to walk down to the pond (there's a pond on the top of the mountain) it began to snow. It only snowed for a few seconds but it was really cool (literally)!

The view from the top.

Beautiful view, huh?

We took an easier trail down the mountain. After getting permission from Mrs. Crawford, Billy, Michael and I hiked down the mountain at our pace (a much faster pace) so we could get to the bottom sooner and walk a mile on a dirt road to get to the cars. It was really fun to go down the mountain at a fast pace. Once we got to the cars, Michael drove us back to where we expected Mrs. Crawford, Connor, Kyle, Millie, and Grace to come out. While we waited, we talked to some fellow hikers for a bit as we stretched. After awhile, we discovered that they came out of woods slightly farther up the road than we expected. We drove up and picked up Mrs. Crawford and brought her to where her car was parked (A mile down the road) so she could get her car and we could leave. Millie rode with Michael, Billy and I while Mrs. Crawford, Connor, Gracie, and Kyle rode in the other car.

On our way home we listened to a bunch of music on Michael's iPad. We all stopped at Dunkin Donuts for hot chocolate or coffee and donuts. I burnt my tongue with my hot chocolate. :/ We were going to drop the Kidd's off at their house but nobody was home so we waited and listened to music while we waited to find out where the rest of the Kidd's were. Mrs. Crawford ended up bringing the Kidd's to the Root Cellar and Kyle back home. Michael brought Billy and I home and stayed for supper. :) It was a faaaantastic day!

I believe all the photo credit belongs to Mrs. Crawford unless said otherwise.