A lot of the hike was through big rocks (sometimes with a stream coming down them) like what is shown in this picture. Some of the time we were scrambling up little pebbles and other times we would face huge boulders that my legs could barely get over!
Look how far we've come already! We're probably 1/3 way up at this point. From here until we reach the top, we didn't take anymore pictures (unfortunately.) The difficulty level continued to rise drastically and we were more concerned with surviving than capturing the moment. It's too bad you can't see what we actually climbed though. Or maybe it's best that you don't see it... for the worrying mothers out there. ;)
Hooray, we've reached the top, (thank the good Lord) but haven't gotten to the very highest point quite yet. We're making our way across this ridge to where those other people in the photo are. Only then can we take a break.
Victory is ours! We are pretty darn happy at this point. We can now rest our weary bodies and get some energy back. We were up there for a good 20-30 minutes before we continued on our way.