When we started up the trail, we veered to the right and followed a well marked trail which led to a beautiful overlook of the trail beneath us and the valley below. We came to find out after taking in the breath taking views that we had actually hiked the "wrong" path, and had reached a dead end at the cliff's edge. The views from our vantage point were well worth the strenuous hike to the top. It became clear that the road less traveled by the numerous hiker before us had led us to some of the best views any of us had ever seen! We snapped some quick photos, and then went back down to the path that the majority of the hikers had gone down before us.
Even though the second path we took was more engaging and easier to traverse, the reward we received after reaching a stopping point was less satisfying, albeit beautiful.We found, like most things in life, the more difficult the journey, the most gratifying the reward received.
