AND IT WAS GLORIOUS! The footage is stunning, the danger is real, the triumph is glorious. With the greatest risk comes the greatest reward. Come with us on this experience of a lifetime. I’m a 73 year old solo senior woman nomad with hiking limitations, to put it mildly! We’re on a six month roadtrip we call “Let’s go Chasing Waterfalls.”
Mingo Falls – from the National Park Service:
Rising to over 120 feet, Mingo Falls is located in the home of the Cherokee Indians in Cherokee, North Carolina. It is one of the tallest and most spectacular waterfalls in the southern Appalachians.
As hiking trails go, Mingo Falls Trail is a short walk but the climb to the falls is steep–it includes 161 steps with a rise of 180 feet! Despite the stairs, the hike to Mingo Falls is moderately easy. Please be aware though, that elders, families carrying small children (or dogs) or people with physical challenges may find the climb more difficult.
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That is a great video! The ending is truly heart touching. ❤seeing you go down those steps on your butt was just empowering! You do what you gotta do! So proud of you girls. ❤❤❤
Stunning drive. Thank you
I am so proud of you Jan! That was no easy hike. Were you wearing clogs? Please invest in a decent pair of hiking boots. The cheaper ones are quite heavy so spend a little more and get a light pair with good traction. I’m glad you had trekking poles
Your footage of Mingo Falls is stunning ❤
Oh my gosh, I wanna be like you. Amazing!!! You were so brave and even wiser how you accomplished to do what you set out to do. That moment when you took them steps down and the blue angel butterflies 🦋 come fluttering by, was so divine. 🥹 Wow, now that was epic!
Great job Janet! 👏👏👏♥️
Congrats. Just think about your first day of van life till now! Wow, Butterfly emerged. Beautiful 🙂
You are amazing and inspiring! ❤
Way to go Jan!!❤
Thanks for sharing your challenge. I bet you and coco slept well after that exhilarating day.
Hi Jan, WELL DONE!!! WOW. Determined to face your fear and conquer it. I am so proud of you, and inspired by you. You have no idea of what inspiration you have been to me. Happy Trails, Safe Journeys and Be Blessed
Watching with tears running down my face, so happy for you and thankful for your success and for sharing.😇
Turned 70 recently. Now that you've shown me how to get down those stairs, I'm going. I got weepy when I saw the blue butterfly!
Beautiful video!!! Thank you so much.
Beautiful scenery, great personal accomplishment! You descend rough places like I do when hiking – butt first! Thanks for sharing your journeys.
It was definitely your guardian angel for sure!!❤️
Lovely footage, Jan. And thanks for taking one for the team! No way I'd have made it through that whole climb. Vertigo, sciatica and tremors are a tough team to overcome. Thank you so much for sharing your conquest!
Intrepid, inspiring Butterflys! 🚐💃🏻🐕🦋❤️
Your adventures just go on and on!! So happy for you. 🙏❤️
Congratulations! That’s the way to do it: 1careful step after another!…
YAY Jan!!! That was not an easy trail . You did FANTASTIC. ❤
Jan, beautiful footage and so proud of you! I know the exhilarating feeling of achieving a climb like that!! But please be careful! I feel nervous just watching you negotiate those steps!!! I think the most dangerous thing I saw on that video was you taking coco along. I have fallen so many times by getting tangled with my dog’s leash or tripping because she got in my way. The terrain is dangerous enough without having to look after a pet. Don’t want to be a downer but please don’t take unnecessary risks. 🫶💓🥰
So happy for you!
Gorgeous video – you ladies rock👏👍💥🙏
The butterfly made me spring my own waterfall! You ladies are inspirational! Beautiful!!
Beautiful!
You are truly blessed to navigate the boundless elements of the universe. Enjoy the magnificent path that you created
SO proud of you and so great to see you protecting yourself and not letting anything stop your adventure ❤❤❤
Wow! You did it! Your 🦋 watched over You!
What a Blessing to have been able to do this not alone!!❤❤ LOVED THE WATERFALL!!!❤❤❤
God Bless you, Jan. I've got chills watching that video. ❤
Beautiful water fall Jan thanks for sharing ❤.
Wow the power of thqt water!! Well done!!!
I just love what you are doing Jan! My goal was to travel most of this year.
I haven’t been able to do that yet due to family obligations. but I am seeing great accomplishments by other female travelers and it keeps me smiling and motivated. Thank you Jan. ❤
Incredible video ❤❤❤
Hi Jan. Beautiful scenery. I am glad you, Coco and your friend had a safe hike. 🙏🏼💕. Thank you for sharing.
I would have immediately come down on my backside. I have no shame. Great job gals.
Wow that’s awesome! Link the company you guided through if you can. I’d love to do this!
Beautiful Video❤
Great video! Just beautiful and inspirational.
I Love Ramona and your drive! You're amazing ladies! Thanks for sharing! I feel blessed to watch and know I've meet you wonderful inspirational ladies and you both are AMAZING!
Thank you so much for sharing. I went down the mountain yanuPicchu in Peru mostly on my butt. I just loved it that you d that too, and took care of yourself! ❤️🙏❤️
Dazzling, Jan! So glad you made it! I'd like to say angels, but I've seen those blue butterflies in a conservatory in Deerfield, Mass. I'm glad you learned that going down on your backside is no shame. You didn't let it keep you from such a wonderful place. I have trouble with stairs to, and sometimes resort to your technique. Why the heck did they build the stairs to the basement with the first step 12 inches high. My friend's kitchen door has a first step of 12 inches to get into the house, and the next is about 8 inches. She's 82, and just making it. Can't wait for the next adventure.
That's great 👏🙏
You go girl. You did it! The joy in your face was touching😊😊
Good for you Jan. I find that I limit myself too much lately. I think I would have seen 160 steps and decided it wasn’t worth it.
You’re pure inspiration! An unstoppable leader. So proud of your ability to gut your way through nearly impossible physical challenges, even for those much younger and more fit. Do you realize just how many thousands of women you’ve influenced to GET UP and GET GOING in this ever-shortening life? Love you lots!