Rainbow Falls Trail - Great Smoky Mountains National Park

We hiked on up the trail which leads to the top of the mountain. The terrain remains the same but the views from higher and higher up are clearer as you proceed above the trees you were earlier buried under. We didn't reach summit mostly because there was a football game I wanted to watch. We turned around and made our two and a half hour descent back down the mountain. All told, it was about a 7 mile journey and worth every inch.

And a highlight for my wife, we saw a black bear cub as we were driving out of the park - the second bear of the trip which is ironic because we spent early, early mornings and many hours scouting bears in Shenandoah National Park and came up empty.

On this hike I trail tested the Vibram Five Fingers - Read the Gear Review Here