10/11/18 Fall Break Fun - tackle Shinobe Kibe and some pumpkins

The girls had fall break and I took a day off so we decided to have some family fun. We hiked to the top of Shinob Kibe - you ascend 600 feet in .8 miles. It's listed as a moderately difficult hike...it was on the difficult side of hiking! haha. The trail is rocky and single file much of the way and there is quite a bit that brings you very close to cliffs edge. We truly climbed a mountain!

Afterward we decided to have a BBQ and pumpkin painting night at the grandparents' house. It was a really fun day all around!

We made it to the top of that mountain!

Upon arrival we hit a hiccup...someone had blocked off the entrance.
So we squeezed through the gate.

Not even all the way up yet and look how tiny everything is!

Taken' a break at the top!

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