Jeff and I left Banning Mills mid-morning that Saturday and made the drive to Helen.
The drive was...longer than expected. We hit a few hours of dead traffic. Oktoberfest is super popular and we weren't the only ones headed that way. We stopped for a late lunch to take a break from the traffic at a pizza pub. We also got our fishing licenses with a trout stamp (no, not a tramp stamp). We finally made it to our motel around 5pm. We unloaded a few things in the room and then went in search of trout fishing. We found Smith Creek. I would have to say this was the low point of the trip. I've never fished for trout before and the area was thick with thorns, briers, weeds over my head, and slippery rocks. Needless to say, I didn't catch anything. I did rescue my sunglasses from the water though. Jeff caught a couple (of course) but after an hour we headed back to the car. This Jeff fishing outside our motel.
We changed into some warmer clothes to go out and enjoy the evening. Finding a place to eat was almost impossible. We did find a place that was about to close and had a quick sandwich and then continued to walk around. The Oktoberfest crowd mainly consists of bikers and college kids. Jeff and I are neither so I felt a little out of place. Everyone seemed to be having a great time and we walked around for a few hours and then called it a night. The next morning we woke up ready for our hike up Raven's Cliffs. The whole event took over three hours.
The scenery was beautiful and Jeff got in a good bit of trout fishing on the way down. For the record, he caught about 6 rainbow trout, all naturally born (not farm raised and shipped in).
My hiking boots decided to die on the way down. The soles started to separate about half way down the hike. It was funny at first but then I started to stumble a little and I was relieved to see the end of the trail. After the hike we went back in search of a late lunch. I had a massive hot dog and loads of water. The evening was spent relaxing our tired feet. We left early the next morning to see our puppies. It was a fun and exhausting trip full of new experiences.
The drive was...longer than expected. We hit a few hours of dead traffic. Oktoberfest is super popular and we weren't the only ones headed that way. We stopped for a late lunch to take a break from the traffic at a pizza pub. We also got our fishing licenses with a trout stamp (no, not a tramp stamp). We finally made it to our motel around 5pm. We unloaded a few things in the room and then went in search of trout fishing. We found Smith Creek. I would have to say this was the low point of the trip. I've never fished for trout before and the area was thick with thorns, briers, weeds over my head, and slippery rocks. Needless to say, I didn't catch anything. I did rescue my sunglasses from the water though. Jeff caught a couple (of course) but after an hour we headed back to the car. This Jeff fishing outside our motel. 
We changed into some warmer clothes to go out and enjoy the evening. Finding a place to eat was almost impossible. We did find a place that was about to close and had a quick sandwich and then continued to walk around. The Oktoberfest crowd mainly consists of bikers and college kids. Jeff and I are neither so I felt a little out of place. Everyone seemed to be having a great time and we walked around for a few hours and then called it a night. The next morning we woke up ready for our hike up Raven's Cliffs. The whole event took over three hours. 
The scenery was beautiful and Jeff got in a good bit of trout fishing on the way down. For the record, he caught about 6 rainbow trout, all naturally born (not farm raised and shipped in).
My hiking boots decided to die on the way down. The soles started to separate about half way down the hike. It was funny at first but then I started to stumble a little and I was relieved to see the end of the trail. After the hike we went back in search of a late lunch. I had a massive hot dog and loads of water. The evening was spent relaxing our tired feet. We left early the next morning to see our puppies. It was a fun and exhausting trip full of new experiences.
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