Lime Kiln Trail

Over the Memorial Day weekend Josh and I went for a hike with Grandma, Papa, Dad, Kelsey and Leonard.  Grandma, an avid hiker, selected an awesome hike - The Lime Kiln Trail in Granite Falls.  It was a 7.5 mile round trip out to a great spot on the river for lunch with beautiful views and lots of cool artifacts on the way.

This spot was a little hairy. There was a thin board you had to cross, but we all made it just fine!

In the early 1900s this was an actual lime kiln site.  There were all sorts of neat artifacts along the trail.  I really enjoyed the old saw blades.

There were a ton of them, and it makes you think about what it might have been to use those giant things out in the wilderness.

This was a piece to an old stove.  I thought it seemed awfully pretty to haul out to a work site.

Here is Josh with his best Chandler expression, next to the actual Lime Kiln.

Here is me starting to climb it.  This is before I realized it'd be impossible to get down safely, and before we saw the sign telling us not to climb it.

Here is Dad - I think he is telling us how tall something was?

 Kelsey and Leonard, leading the way.

I'm happy we went, we really enjoyed seeing everyone and it reminds me that even though it can be hard to find the time to get together.  Its always worth it, and we need to do it more often!