On Saturday we enjoyed Mt. Play with Rob, Emily, and Margaret. As always the show was spectacular with singing, dancing, outdoor picnic, and flying monkeys.
After the show instead of taking the short bus back down the mountain to our car, we decided to hike down (a nice way to work off some of the wine, salami, and cheese we had feasted on for 3-hours straight). Scanning the hillside we found a group who looked like they knew where they were going, so we followed. About 1.5 miles down the hill, the woman at the back of their pack turned and said, “you know we’re going to the restaurant, we’re not walking down.” Oops. So we continued on another trail following another set of people. 4-miles and many turns later, Rob wised up and turned on his GPS (the power of technology) to verify we were pointed in the right direction. Nope. Wrong direction entirely. A mountain-side U-turn and much grumbling later, we found ourselves on the right path. The funny thing is the “right path” was cloaked in signs saying “Mt. Play hike to the bottom” – I guess following directions instead of the apparent leader(s) would have been the wise thing to do. Live and learn. That said, our hike was much more memorable and fun.
After the show instead of taking the short bus back down the mountain to our car, we decided to hike down (a nice way to work off some of the wine, salami, and cheese we had feasted on for 3-hours straight). Scanning the hillside we found a group who looked like they knew where they were going, so we followed. About 1.5 miles down the hill, the woman at the back of their pack turned and said, “you know we’re going to the restaurant, we’re not walking down.” Oops. So we continued on another trail following another set of people. 4-miles and many turns later, Rob wised up and turned on his GPS (the power of technology) to verify we were pointed in the right direction. Nope. Wrong direction entirely. A mountain-side U-turn and much grumbling later, we found ourselves on the right path. The funny thing is the “right path” was cloaked in signs saying “Mt. Play hike to the bottom” – I guess following directions instead of the apparent leader(s) would have been the wise thing to do. Live and learn. That said, our hike was much more memorable and fun.
