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Caption: Hiking Adventure
23 May, 2020
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Caption: THE LOCATION We started the morning off by parking in Monschau, by the Glashütte Monschau. There’s a nice, reasonably priced parking garage, which is also minutes from the Old Town.
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Caption: THE EXPERIENCE The hiking trail we picked was off Alltrails.com and 10 miles. It started with an elevation gain of 600 ft.
Hiking boots are a must!
When we got to the top, we had to refresh with some water.
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Caption: Matt and I are both fans of Pokemon GO, and it just so happen that this cabin was not only a point for rest but also a pokestop.
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Caption: After the rest stop, we continued on to the highest peak of our hike. The view was breathtaking. Neko was a little nervous overlooking the mountaintop.
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Caption: The view
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Caption: As we made our way down from the highest peak, we heard water flowing, i was hopeful for a waterfall, and even though I didn't get that wish. I enjoyed what I did see; a flowing river!
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Caption: Look at Neko’s face! He was loving the attention and the hike. He was overwhelmed by the water, smells, and a few wild animals.
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Caption: PRO TIPS If you are hiking out in the forest, make sure to download offline maps prior to your trip. During our hike, I had very little data, so having offline maps were nice. I do it on Google Maps.
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Caption: TO DRINK We went through TWO gallons of water during our hike and a liter for Neko.
I personally like having camelbacks to hold water, it's much easier than carrying multiple water bottles.
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Caption: Due to the level of difficulty of this hike, Winston stayed home. This was only a day trip. 😊
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Caption: I wish I would have gotten a video of water flowing so you could hear how peaceful it was, with the birds singing and all.
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Caption: I have a slight obsession with bridges. I will apologize. ;)
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Caption: This was another point of interest on our hike. Although it was closed, they give tours of this monastery where they do woodwork, you can get things to personalize here or purchase a birdhouse. 
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Caption: At some point, we did also cross over the Belgium border from Germany on our hike. I can't fathom how in one-day I’ll travel between two or three countries.
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Caption: Like and follow us! Thanks for hiking with us!
