A knitblogger I read casually commented, “It’s unfashionable nowadays to admit to preferring the urban lifestyle, but there it is.” This came as a surprise to me, an unashamed city-dweller. I live in a suburb right now, and although I appreciate the perks I do prefer a more urban environment. Always worried about appearing fashionable, however, I will share one event of the past weekend that was decidedly un-urban.

Where we live, it’s possible to quickly get to what seems like the middle of nowhere. In less time than it takes to get to our weekly D&D venue, the Wanderer and I drove out to the Millard Falls campground, a place so wild it requires a National Parks Adventure Pass to park there. From there, one must have some faith in one’s intelligence (the information kind, not the IQ kind) to proceed, as the trail to Millard Falls itself is not so much a trail as it is a creep through a mildly hospitable canyon.

It’s been raining in Southern California, so the creek along the bottom of the canyon was about as impressive as it would ever get. The trail to the falls starts at the back of the campground, and the required leap of faith is actually a mild climb over a wall. There used to be steps, covered with chicken wire in the hope of preventing them from washing away, but now it’s just a pile of chicken wire and a wall. Luckily, the Wanderer and I were up to the task and we embarked on our adventure.

An hour of creek-crossing and boulder-hopping later, after much careful consideration as to whether we were really on the right track, we discovered the falls.

The falls were loud and wet, kicking up mist into the entire clearing. The creek itself in the clearing was shallow enough to walk around in, though it was wet enough on the banks that neither of us really felt the need. As exciting as the falls were, we were most proud of ourselves for making it all the way in without breaking ourselves. (Creeks are dangerous places, especially after rain.)

Despite both of us being unabashedly urban people, we had an excellent time. Anyone who comes out to visit us should bring decent shoes and clothes they don’t mind getting a little wet in — this is a great hike, and we’re bringing guests from now on.

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