Inadvertant Exploration

It is one of our favorite places in the world and we've even been on this particular trail before.  But, things look a little different.  There has been a bit more erosion after heavy rains in 2018 and the traffic for this particular hike has gotten much heavier, also contributing to the erosion.

We came to a junction we didn't quite recall and took a different path than we have in the past.  We got to a clearing and saw this. 

View from Black Pipe Trail

Yep, we were aiming for that brown spot in the picture.  Guess we took the wrong fork in the path.  But, our inadvertent exploration provided us with a pretty nice reward.  We also took the fork back and put it where it belonged - not to worry.

Also from Black Pipe Trail

And, not to worry, we did get to the intended destination as well.  We didn't see the little bird that spoke to us a few years ago at the end of the world (see post linked at the top of this post).  But, we did see some beautiful things.

View from Canyon Trail

The mildly amusing thing about our detour is that we were actually afforded the privilege of sharing the hike with two other fine people this time around.  Tricia and Tom were pretty laid back regarding the additional steps that were taken.  No harm, no foul. And lots of wonderful things to see.