A New Hike to Christie Falls

 Hullo!! Today we are going on a new hike... a NEW hike!!! Beary excited about that...

And it's a perfect spring day for it...

With just a few murky muddles...

And seriously mucky spots!! The ATVs zoom through this part of the trail too. sigh.

... do not fall in the mud... do not fall into the mud...

We walked by this thing, which we think is a water tank for the subdivision below.

Most of this trail has been on old logging roads, but this bit is looking more trail-y... although it too was an old road at one point. 

We found the creek!!

And no, it is not called Christie Creek but rather Bush Creek! Go figure...

This next bit is about 750 m long and is a apparently a steep rocky trail. Let's go!

Just follow the sign...

There are multiple falls along the creek and this one is beary pretty.

It's a good thing we came at this time of year because in the summer and early fall, there wouldn't be much water flowing.

Higher up, the creek actually divides in two, and this is where they come together!

It's pretty neat... and yes... we are stopping often cause this is a steep climb!

And finally!!! Christie Falls (well, one of them)... 

It's bear pretty - kind of like Bridal Veil Falls.

Now to get to the other falls... we have to balance on this log bridge...

But it's OK... there is a rope hand-line to hold onto!

This is the second falls...

It's beary pretty too. I wonder if it is even better in December or January with more water?

Pretty cool! I'm glad we could make it here... 

Now it's time to head back down the steep trail...

We saw fresh leaves coming out!!! (This was mid-February...)

Whew... this little bear is pooched... I wonder what's for lunch when we get home...

This will do!!! A ham and pineapple pizza!!!

All that delicious ham and uber yummy pineapple... yum!!!

Are you a fan of ham and pineapple pizzas???

Adventure to the Village

 Hullo! Yep, still our Mexico posts and... what? Um... yes... this thing...

Not exactly sure what it is... a lion? 

Better not stick my head in too far!

We are heading to the local village today... the one across the highway... there are some amazing murals on the sides of the car overpass.

Beary cool.

This one in particular is amazing...

What do you think??

Ohhhh... bees!!!! Or is that a wasp....

And then we walked over the pedestrian overpass which was... in need of repair... which they were doing... I don't think Beanie Mouse (or Andrea) would like this...

And there's more murals on this side!

Cool... let's see about this village...

Oh... and we learned later, there were even more murals on the south side of the overpass... completely missed those... oh well.

This tree is beary pretty with yellow flowers... beary nice against the blue sky.

These local inhabitants are having a siesta...

And we found a tiny ruin near the edge of the village! It's a small one...but a Mexican archaeologist is documenting it and says it's from the post-classic period of the Maya and was once used for religious purposes. He suspects it was dedicated to Ek Chuah, the god of commerce.

There were "do not enter signs everywhere" cause this place is getting vandalized... So we took some pics and wandered off.

Another local inhabitant... smart napping spot!

We found a turtle statue! And then headed back....

Along the way we passed a vending machine... not the most... appealing name...

Or does it mean only "bimbos" would sselect these options? 

When we got back to the room, there was a towel animal waiting for us!! A sloth maybe? Has long arms and legs!

Another Conqueror Challenge Done!

 Hullo!!! A few weeks ago, we finally finished the North Coast virtual challenge with The Conqueror app. Hooray!! It took a while... and Mama got sick after Mexico... so that didn't help us...

Our medal finally came in the mail...

So let's see what it looks like...

Oooohhhh... ahhh!!!

The ribbon is beary nice!!!

And there's a thistle on the front of the medal...

And a horse on the back... with "I am undefeatable" written on the scroll....

Beary nice! And is this little bear Undefeatable? I guess... and... maybe I could do a kilt one year for my Halloween costume... the kilt would be easy... the rest of it... not so sure!

These medals are heavy!!

And lest you think I am resting on my laurels... Little Fox and I have teamed up for another challenge...

This time... the Appalachian Trail!! A mere... 2,077 miles or 3343 km... Better start hiking!

We are starting down in Georgia... and got our first postcard pretty quick!