So apparently when the hiking guide describes a trail as "difficult" it REALLY means difficult. We started an otherwise beautiful day on the beautiful trails of Glen Eyrie (Navigators retreat center near Garden of the Gods) and Tim was feeling rather adventurous. Assuring his wife that the trails couldn't possibly be THAT hard, they ascended the "Punch Bowls" trail.
"See," he said, "it even has bridges to cross the stream." Little did he know that the bridges were a short lived luxury and they soon began scrambling over rocks, trees, and the cool stream below. While strenuous at times, the hike was beautiful and they soon arrived at a serene pool with a cascading waterfall.
Determined to reach the "Punch Bowls," Tim persuaded his lovely bride to press on further and somehow convinced her to scale a 60+ foot wall of rock, gravel, and mud. Overcoming her fear of heights, Kasey bravely scaled the mountain side, all along praying, "Spirit of Fear I cast you out in the name of Jesus..." Buoyed by the Lord's strength and her husbands assurance that this was surely the hardest part, she conquered her fear and ascended to the top.
Little did they know that their fun was just beginning as deeper streams, giant granite boulders, and downed trees would have to be overcome before they could reach their destination. But they persevered and arrived at the three tiered "punch-bowls."
However, their frolicking in the icy snow melt was cut short by the crackle of thunder and the large, pelting drops of a Rocky Mountain rain shower. Clinging to wet boulders over icy waters, Kasey muttered to herself, "Why did I listen to him?" Suddenly, she realized she would have to descend the same 60+ foot mountainside, only this time in the middle of a thunderstorm. Again with some help from the Lord and the promise of flat ground ahead, she made it to the bottom, vowing never to let her husband pick the trail again.
The End.
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