There are stupid ideas and then there are creative itches you have to scratch. This hike to a "hidden waterfall" in Alaska was kinda both.
Kristin packed a dress in her backpack and mine was full of camera gear.
Leaving the trailhead, there was no obvious way to this waterfall. In fact, you cross a tiny "bridge" then just hop off the side into the wash.
After crawling through some bushes a crazy wooden ladder that feels like it is going to disintegrate under your feet appears and you crawl down it. Then, you repeatedly crawl down ropes or ladders or slippery slopes until you start getting sprayed by water and hear a roar similar to that of a jet engine from around a corner.
Approach with caution, but finally, you have arrived.
Just remember, you have to crawl back out to get home!
The end result:
1) a great time wandering through the woods
2) I wrote my highest performing blog about this hike and it makes a few dollars a day (for the past three years straight)
3) licensed a handful of images to Big Agnes, a travel company, and a tourism board
4) a memory I look back upon fondly and dream of making more memories like this
Aka that silly itch really blossomed into a great outing.
Here's Permission To Scratch Your Creative Itches
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