It was foggy, rainy, windy and
freezing cold but that didn’t stop us. When we reached the top of the mountain
we headed straight for shelter, at the time we couldn’t enjoy the scenic views
because we were so darn cold. We completely underestimated the weather; my dad
was wearing short shorts with a tank top! If we were going to continue we
needed some coats- big ones. We found a lady who was willing to rent us some gigantic
army coats that reached down to our feet. It was still too rainy and windy to
hike so we walked to nearby restaurant and had lunch.
The weather soon cleared and the
mountains were beautiful. They had straight drop edges and the rock was light
in color. Then we set off on our journey up and around the rocky mountain. The
stone and wood path led to several peaks and lookouts but we were headed to The
Plank Walk In The Sky. The Plank In The Sky is a mini hike where you walk on a
small wooden path along the mountain hooked in a harness. Its like a ropes course, but instead of 15
feet off the ground your 2000 feet off the ground.
Once we got there we started to
doubt it. What if it might rain again? Will I freak out on and plunge to my
death? I was looking forward to this hike and if I backed out now I would
regret it. My dad, Porter and I got hooked into some harnesses and then we set
off on the risky hike. While you walked you had to attach and detach your
carabineers one at a time onto different sections. At the beginning of the hike
you had to go down a steel ladder that had tons of people on it. It got really
scary when you had to pass people along the way; sometimes I was on the very
edge of the plank while people passed me. Some people took both of their
carabiners It was definitely one of the
coolest things I have ever done; I also got over my fear of ropes courses.
The pathways that we walked on that day had railings that were covered with red ribbons and locks. The ribbons symbolized luck and the locks symbolized love and family. We had all three that day and it was more than fun. If you ever go to China I highly recommend going to Huashan Mountain and going on The Plank Walk In The Sky, it was truly awesome!
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| Waiting out the bad weather |
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| Our awesome coats |
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| Porter on the Plank Walk to the Sky |
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| Our Zen Cave |
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| Mom looks like a hobo |
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| Alta on the Plank walk to the Sky |
It was foggy, rainy, windy and
freezing cold but that didn’t stop us. When we reached the top of the mountain
we headed straight for shelter, at the time we couldn’t enjoy the scenic views
because we were so darn cold. We completely underestimated the weather; my dad
was wearing short shorts with a tank top! If we were going to continue we
needed some coats- big ones. We found a lady who was willing to rent us some gigantic
army coats that reached down to our feet. It was still too rainy and windy to
hike so we walked to nearby restaurant and had lunch.
You were so brave, I got a little sick just reading about it.
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