This past weekend I went hiking on the Panther Creek trail for the first time with my roommate, Sophia. I also got to use my new birthday present to take these photos (totes excited). We got up bright and early and drove about an hour and half up north. I must say it's been a while since I've really spent some time outside totally immersed in nature. What was supposed to be a 5.5 mile hike ended up being about 8-10 miles because we got lost in the woods for a good bit, and even though I was out of breath with knees shaking towards the end of the hike, it was all worth it because the end-view was quite breathtaking. We had lunch by the waterfall, soaked our feet in the icy water, and took ridiculous amounts of pictures with my new DSLR :)