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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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middlenamefrank 8
You're griping about going for a nice hike in the woods?
osfoxtrot 1
Hmm. Dominguez Canyon, Colorado. You didn't walk 8 miles, unless you got reeheeheeely lost. The waterfall is more aptly about 50 feet tall, give or take. And it is only about two miles. But for the modern generation who are destined to a rascal by age 25, it would feel like eight. I suspect you didn't even make it past the waterfall at the entry of the canyon, which is about 12 feet. Google dominguez canyon waterfall. Quite beautiful. There are many waterfalls in the canyon though. My now wife almost died not far from there when she went over a different waterfall in high water. Saved her ass and she later became my wife!
pansycake99 2
Maybe he said seven feet...?
Ocrysia 1
Wow, that sucks. Kind of sounds like the premise of horror movie where the redneck locals send you to the wrong place because they don't like outsiders, and they were hoping you'd get lost so his family could catch you and use you for whatever weird thing they wanted to use you for. Or maybe I watch too many horror movies.
Adbates 0
This happened to me in Guatemala. We were biking on some MAJOR hills that were downplayed. We ended up very disappointed.
animalxcrackers 20
maybe the big one really was closer, and you took a wrong turn?
craanberry_fml 7
Maybe you took the wrong trail?
abimealer 3
It's kinda stupid to go hiking without food... Just saying
mrcook9 5
Wait. 7 miles... 16km ish, right? You were exhausted after only 16km? That's only a 5 hour walk.
TheDvsOne 20
Oh my an entire TWO miles