• 4 3 2 1 Way Challenge - hiking

    Hiking to Rock Pond

    April 9, 2025 - By 

    Hike number three for today was Rock Pond. The longest hike, and also my favorite. The brochure for the 4-3-2-1 Way Challenge I had picked up showed this bridge on the cover and I wondered if we would be seeing this today, or if it would be a search that would end with me having done all of the hikes listed as part of the challenge just to find this wooden bridge. This hike was originally completed on 7/11/2017. Hike Report Needless to say… we found the bridge here at Rock Pond. Trip Stats Rating On a scale of 1-10,…

  • 4 3 2 1 Way Challenge - hiking

    Deathbrook (AKA Secret) Falls

    April 9, 2025 - By 

    This is one of my new favorite places! So peaceful, so beautiful, so nature. This hike was originally completed on 7/11/2017. Hike Report Today our plan is to complete the four “easy” rated hikes I need for the 4-3-2-1 Way Challenge. Yesterday, we did hike Buttermilk Falls, which is one of the eligible easy hikes, but in an effort to do as much hiking as possible while I have someone to do it with, I will take all the hikes I am able to squeeze into one day. First up on our list, was Deathbrook Falls. It is also known…

  • 4 3 2 1 Way Challenge - hiking

    The 4-3-2-1 Way Hiking Challenge

    April 6, 2025 - By 

    I came across this hiking challenge back in 2017 and figured it would be a breeze to complete seeing as it only consisted of 10 hikes total. Enter life… and now 8 years have passed. I’m close… but still not quite finished with this challenge. Read more about the challenge requirements here. The challenge requires the completion of 4 easy rated hikes, 3 moderate rated hikes, 2 difficult rated hikes and either Snowy Mountain or Blue Mountain. When I originally started this challenge back in 2017, I had all the easy hikes marked off in one day. And then when…