Today, I went hiking with my family. A local had told us about the trail, saying the two mile walk would lead us to a seventy-foot waterfall. After seven miles of trekking in the sweltering sun with no food, we finally found the waterfall. It was barely ten feet tall. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my family and I went on a hike to a local abandoned gold mine, with the hopes of being able to explore the caves. What we didn't expect was four miles of treacherous, rocky, near vertical trails that led to the mine. Once we finally got there, exhausted, it was blocked off for safety reasons. FML
Today, while hiking, my dad decided we should take the beeline trail down the mountain to save time. When we got to the bottom of the mountain, we discovered we were on the wrong side. We had to hike 13 extra miles to go around the mountain to get back to our car. FML
Today, I went for a hike with the local search and rescue volunteer group that I recently joined. I got lost and spent 5 hours wandering aimlessly. FML
Today, my mom and I made the bad decision to go hiking for some mother-daughter bonding even though we had little experience. My mother tumbled down a mountain named Tumbledown and I couldn't even enjoy the irony because I had to half carry her all the way back to the car. FML
Today, I went to the Grand Canyon with my family. Also today, I found out that I have a crippling fear of heights. My family left me on a ledge hyperventilating and having a mental breakdown, while they hiked for another 2 hours. They won't stop telling me how pretty it was and what I missed. FML
Today, my friends convinced me to go on a "short" hike. Little did I know, they're actually all avid hikers, whilst I'm more of an "indoor enthusiast." I've now been climbing a never-ending hill for hours, hallucinating about my cozy couch, and praying for a miracle to deliver pizza to the summit. FML
Today, I had my first real break from work in ages, so I decided to go hiking. Less than 20 minutes in, I tumbled a couple hundred feet down a steep hill, broke my leg and several toes, and lay there in agony for an eternity before I was finally rescued. FML
Today, I got food poisoning in the middle of the wilderness while hiking in a state park with my husband. I had to tend to nature several times before we reached our car. The only supplies I had was a bottle of water and a laminated trail map. It was part of an anniversary trip. How romantic. FML
Today, I went on a hiking date with my significant other. Trying to be adventurous and assertive, I suggested we take a shortcut through the woods. We got hopelessly lost and ended up spending the night in a deserted ranger station. Turns out, my idea of adventure is not quite as romantic as it sounds. FML
Today, I went on a scenic hike to clear my head and ended up lost for two hours. When I finally found my way back, I noticed the trail signs had big, bright arrows. How did I miss those? FML
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CattiniThePanini 14
At least you got some exercise. And a ten foot waterfall is better than no waterfall at all
Rehak27 3
At least yiu and your family got a good bonding experience!
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Comments (100)
warsun 27
That man was once a dwarf.......... Scratch that even that's too small
JustinKirby 20
Hell, it's still a waterfall! Sounds pretty cool no matter what the size.
teotsi 28
Never trust them locals... Will do anything to get some extra tourism.
PIGaming 21
No matter what size the guide is, 70 feet should still be 70 feet!
pinkgal2129 8
Maybe it was the wrong waterfall? Or the went the wrong way? Anyway, I'd be really pissed off if that happened to.me
Rehak27 3
At least yiu and your family got a good bonding experience!
teotsi 28
Maybe you took a wrong turn?
mattjamt 16
18, if you weren't threadjacking, I would totally agree with you.
Soloman212 28
Yep, 2! It's the journey, not the destination!
CattiniThePanini 14
At least you got some exercise. And a ten foot waterfall is better than no waterfall at all
extrasnipes 22
Perhaps he said seven feet tall not seventy foot tall. Crap meant to comment not reply
Rainhawk94 27
#5 shouldn't point your mistakes out so quickly
Marley_000 14
No kidding! That sounds like a lot of fun.
Wizardo 34
Or maybe he said a SEVEN mile walk and a TEN-FOOT waterfall, however due to faults in the spacetime fabric, not acquiring 1.21 gigawatts and various translational errors due to the TARDIS of power it became two miles and seventy feet.
askullnamedbilly 33
That has got to be the strangest and most misplaced Doctor Who reference I have ever read. What on earth is a TARDIS of power?
Wizardo 34
It was a mistake, it was meant to be 1.21 gigawatts of power but I botched the backspacing and re-typing, I'm on my phone you see. Anyway I'm ashamed of this comment, seppuku may be on the cards.
Warden1986 16
I thought 1.21 Gigawatt, was a "Back to the Future" reference.
Wizardo 34
It is, it was meant to be a mix of references that clearly backfired. Now I'm gonna make like a tree and get outta here.
iSativa 24
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
IT'S LEAF YOU IDIOT. *knocks your head with a cane* Some people on this app have no sense of humor.
Credibleskills 28
? Chill out man
cometkeeper00 3
I gave it a like commenter. I think people should have looked at the spirit of the allusions and calmed down
glabberfasted 16
38 - Now was that a Not Another Teen Movie reference? "Just believe in the ball... And throw yourself."
lex1459 38
No #75, it's a back to the future reference.
extrasnipes 22
Perhaps he said seven feet tall not seventy foot tall.
teotsi 28
Did he also say 7 miles instead of 2?
Warmonger_Smurf 29
The way I've seen a lot of people guessing on distance, it probably was two miles.
classiceagle63 16
Something says he wasn't a local.
Dodge4x4Ram 46
at least you went exercising :-) happy Easter
extrasnipes 22
Unless the FML has to do with religion may be wise not to bring it up. Not everyone is Christian.
imagineapc 11
I'm ATHIEST. And to you, #62 - HAPPY ****** EASTER, asshat.
mikbrooke 25
i know lots of people who arent Christians. doesnt mean we dont celebrate easter or mind getting wished a happy easter.
Godsofdracos 15
It has nothing to do with religion, it's all about the ******* candy... And that scary ass rabbit that ***** eggs of chocolate ;-;
extrasnipes 22
I had the problem of saying merry Christmas to my friends and strangers, they all just said they're athiest, and don't celebrate it. I just thought that's how most of them are. Good to know they aren't all like that
atsignat 18
It looks like you went to a different waterfall and it was the wrong trail. In any case I envy you for being able to to such a long exercise family bonding experience
xXToxicPenguinXx 12
disappointment. well always remember it could be worse
brandoneyez1 25
Possibly he said 7 foot but sounded like he said seventy. ?
dankeykong 12
Or he is a 7th the height of a normal human?
extrasnipes 22
then it wouldnt be barely 10 feet tall