When you are low to the ground like Jones and hiking on all fours, I wonder if you notice the steepness of the hill as much as a taller homo erectus. Something to do with physics, no doubt. He seemed unfazed by the climb but of course he didn’t have 30+ pounds of girl and gear on his back to emphasize the point. Regardless, there were wows all round when we reached the upper falls cascading 60 feet into the mossy grotto below. The trail goes behind the waterfall, which is very exciting, very pirate cave–and excellent footing, fyi–but Jones was less of a fan. He doesn’t like to be dripped on.
Cat poop consumed: no