Whoever wrote that description should be incarcerated for life!!! As has happened to us once before, that trail description was totally inaccurate. The trail was much more than a gradual slope, and the 2.2 mile description was WAY under what it turned out to be!Our total hike time on the Hen Wallow Falls Trail??????
(insert drum roll here.....)
4 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES!!!
My anger at the trail, at the trail book, and generally at Tim prevented me from taking many pictures. But here are a few...
The above picture is of the waterfall that ended our hike. Was it worth all the cramped calves and sore hips? No way!
This sign was at the beginning of the trail. I didn't think much about it until I was about 2 1/2 hours into the woods! Then I began to panic. Every shadow looked like a black bear! 
Our kids were amazing on that trip, though. They walked and played guessing games all along the trail. When they got tired, Tim took turns carrying them. And thankfully, his backpack was full of snacks and candy and juice boxes.
Here we were at the end of the trail. We headed to the Old Mill and had a BIG dinner, complete with dessert for everyone to celebrate our adventure... or at least the end of it! 
The really amazing part of that excursion, though was how God answered our prayers. When we made it to the waterfall, I was a little exhausted, but even more concerned about the kids being able to make it back as far as we had come. I prayed and asked God to give us strength and resilience to get back to the car; somehow we shaved an entire hour off our trip back to the car! Miraculous! 