This last weekend my family came up to visit me in Oregon, which of course led to Arnold Family fun times, which of course led to outdoor activities. The outdoor activity of choice this time around was a hike straight up Multnomah Falls.
Multnomah Falls: A Success Story
The hike began with a lesson in pronunciation. Even though my parents have actually been to Multnomah Falls before, hiked this hike, and galavanted about the gift shop, they remained convinced the falls were pronounced Mult-uh-no-muh (they added an extra syllable) rather than Mult-no-muh. The knowledge of pronunciation was the last leg up I had, because after that my whole family pwned me on the hike. I don’t think I can over-exaggerate enough how vertical this hike is. It’s like scaling the side of the Empire State building...ok, maybe I successfully over-exaggerated there. But in all honesty it’s an 11 switchback hike totaling one mile overall. It was intense. And I’m out of shape. So I huffed, and I puffed, and I nearly puked my guts out while my sister zoomed ahead, my mom managed not to complain once, and my dad chanted his mantra of “I feel great!” the whole way up. Needless to say I took this family outing to mean it’s time to hit the streets and start exercising again. Thankfully what goes up must come down, and I was as cheery as the others on the decline.
you're being like hyperbolic dad.
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