We went to Shenanoah National Park to hike in the Blue Ridge Mountians. Rojelio wanted to see a waterfall. To make his dream come true, we drove 25-minutes to the park entrance. Once we were in the park we drove another 20-miles on the beautiful winding Skyline Drive through the mountains. We made it to the Jones Fall Trail.
Would we see any bears? Or how 'bout a spotted skunk?
Our hike began. It was only 3.7 miles round trip, which didn't seem too far, but take into account we are not walking on a flat trail. Down hill, up hill, over logs, across streams, uneven ground . . . it was quite the adventure. 
We began the hike later in the day, 5:30pm. Would we make it back before dark?
We made it to the falls, took a quick break and some pictures before heading back to try and beat the sunset. All of the tall trees made it seem even darker in the forest.
CRACK - CRACK - RUSTLE - RUSTLE - WHAT WAS THAT!? We all scanned the forest for a bear or spotted skunk . . . nothing. We picked up the pace climbing the mountain.
As we trekked on it got dimmer and dimmer. We think we're getting close. WHAT WAS THAT!? We definitely heard something in the distance this time . . . it was getting closer and closer . . . it was a . . . a . . . a car. Just around the bend was the road. We got to the car as the sun fell asleep.
No spotted skunks or bears. But we had a dog the color of a skunk and we were all hungry as bears when it was all said and done.
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