Hi Mountain Road/Little Big Falls

A few days ago, I was told about this little adventure and was told the kids would have a blast. We decided we wanted to do it yesterday, but opted to hike Bishop's Peak instead so planned for it today. After doing some research, I got scared because the sites I read said you needed a 4x4 vehicle to cross the creeks otherwise walk...well we all know that walking with Isabel, Anisa & Noah is not the easiest thing in the world (which is why they wanted to stay with Nina B yesterday while we hiked the Peak).

I just panicked for a minute that we were going to get trapped in the back of Lopez Lake somewhere. Even though we do have a Suburban, it was just one of the '2nd guessing' moments.

Armando and I decided we would give it a shot anyway and if we couldn't make it, then we would just turn around...We MADE IT with no trouble (just a few panic moments). Kids were so excited.

We drove out to Lopez Lake and just before driving in to the lake entrance, we made a right at Hi Mountain Road. We followed the road and many twists and turns for about 8 miles un til we got to the 'mini parking' area. That was the beginning of the real adventure!

Our goal was to get to Little Falls, but we apparently didn't pay attention to the sign right because we kept driving for 4 miles to Big Falls. We crossed many many creeks. When we got to the first one, I again freaked out because I did not know if we were going to make it. We are newbies with the Subie and I just didn't want to get stuck in the water. It really wasn't that deep. I got out to 'scope' it out. Water was crystal clear and so pretty. It was knee high, so the Subie was perfect. Anisa was so excited after we crossed it, she looked at me and said 'wow mom, that was so cool' Haha! We had to cross about 8 more to get to our destination. The scenic drive was beautiful. There were horses, and goats and lots of green...there were also quite a few houses out there. The drive there was awesome! (Except our minor gas issue. It seemed like we were driving forever and our gas gauge was getting closer and closer to empty, and the second we said we were going to have to turn around, we found our destination)

We had to hike up about another mile or two to get to the falls. And cross quite a few small creeks. Whiskey was terrified to cross the creek, but he did it! The kids of course enjoyed hiking in the water!

When we got to the falls, we saw that the way we went wasn't really child friendly. We didn't know any other way and didn't want to get lost, so we headed back to a water hole we saw, that was an easier access for kids and that they would enjoy.

It was so pretty, like a scene from a fairy movie. Noah loved walking around in the water and the kids had so much fun splashing and trying to skip rocks. We debated on whether to let Whiskey off the leash or not because we didn't know how he would react to full fledge freedom. He did run off for a split second, because other people had their dogs and Whiskey went to greet.

We only stayed for about an hour, because we did get started late. But next time we know where we are going and what to expect. This was definitely a 'must do' family adventure! We can't wait to go again!

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