An Epic of Awesome Epicness
As many of you already know, Lani and I just returned from a road trip that pushed the boundaries of amazing. After almost 5,000 miles on the car and 18 days on the road, it really was epic. One of the stated purposes of our trip was our new hobby of "highpointing" or hiking to the highest point in each of the 50 states. We knocked out 16 highpoints on this trip, though as you'll see as you read further (or just scan the pictures - we won't be offended) some didn't present much of a challenge. Other than hiking and camping, it was great to see old friends and experience little bits of "Americana" - everything from the world's largest basket (see Ohio) to the world's worst place to find dinner (our opinion, obviously, but see North Carolina). We decided to organize this blog by state instead of by day, so we hope you enjoy our adventures as we travel the country!
*Note: Some of the pictures are small-ish, but each will open to full screen with one easy click! Also, there's no way on earth we could post all of our pictures here, so this is just a very small smattering.
Louisiana - After leaving work on 10 August we camped near Tyler, TX (absolutely beautiful state park there) and set out early the next morning for the highpoint of Louisiana: Driskill Mountain. Unlike New Orleans, Driskill Mountain is actually above sea level, but just barely. It registers as the second lowest of the 50 state highpoints (only Florida is lower) at 535 feet above sea level.
The drive was beautiful as we wound through the low hills and through the parishes. The hike was easy climbing, but a bit tricky on directions as we got a somewhat lost:
Still, we managed to find the top and the large pile of rocks that indicates the highest point of Louisiana:
Someone's Eagle Scout project had been to build a bench and informational sign there. We also signed the log book and then hiked back down.
0 comments:
Post a Comment