About 20 of us went, mainly junior high students, some adults, alas only two maps and one person who knew the trail. So it turned out to be something of an adventure rather than a typical hike. The one person who knew the trail and had a map went ahead with a small group, the other map holder went back early with a group of young friends, our middle group lost its way below the final rock wall...but after all that is what an adventure is.
An adventure being an event that raises unexpected obstacles that must be overcome..as opposed to an event, a long if leisurely hike, that goes according to plan. In this case, it was a question of realizing our group had become lost...after searching in thick brush for 40 minutes for the final leg of the trail...and then taking out our lunches and dwindling water, resting and heading back down the four miles back to the cars.
Reminding us that life is an adventure, always turning up the unexpected, always asking us to make adjustments, be flexible, and not assuming that we are with someone who knows what he or she is doing.
Location:1709,Abiquiu,United States
