On vacation I read a review about a Hike that I really wanted to do. It looked perfect: 8 miles, tough, and in an area of Washington State that I love to hike. All seem perfect except for a review. The review had a paragraph that I found disturbing!! it read:
“The views at the top of the mountain are no different than the ones at the base of the mountain.”
I was in shock and disbelief. I was the one that told my kids: “We hike and the prize for the hike is the VIEW”. I took a chance and made the decision to pursue the hike! My Husband is too nice to go along with me…or knows better than to argue 
It was a rainy day (rain in the PNW?? LOL) and cloudy. It was our first day hiking and we were eager for the challenge!! We hiked, hiked, hiked and surprisingly at the top of the Mountain it stopped raining. The rain allowed us to continue on a rock climbing path that we really enjoyed!! One of the toughest hikes I have ever done with the family and the prize was the VIEW.
The review was wrong! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I know but whoever wrote the review…Never made it to the top! The view and the hike were picturesque and I would love to let everyone know that the views at Mt. Si…are spectacular!
My phone has me looking up reviews on restaurants, businesses, movies, and hikes and I trust the reviews 90% of the time! This was one review that I am so grateful that I didn’t trust because my family and I would have missed out on one of our best hikes ever!
Locals even stated: “Every hiker must hike Mt. Si at least once in their life!” How could the review be so off?
How much do you trust reviews? Have you gone against one and realized it was worth it…or not? I would love to hear all about it
Glad it worked out and you got your just rewards!
With regard to rviews, I look at the very good or very bad and try to judge if they’re outliers. Usually the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
So, did you post your own review?
I normally stick to reviews because my Hubby and I have reliable sources! This one was unknown and very well worth going against!
I stick to reviews when they mostly say the same thing….(like clothes, books, movies, etc). But sometimes I have to go against the grain and do it FOR ME. No matter what. I’m so glad you went with your gut.
I don’t know if I could hike! I do work out a lot, but there are no mountains around here and I have a feeling I’d be wimpy. Especially w/ the altitude.
You would love the mountains!! I love working out but nothing beats working out in the beauty of outdoors!! You are so cute Erin and I try to be whimpy but my boys keep me going! Must be a girl thing!
so you hiked 8 miles up a mountain? OMG … I could never do that. So impressed! : ) I try and save my energy for shopping…lol Great story…
Maybe that’s my problem Bella!! I need to ‘make’ more time for shopping!! Love having you as a Fashion Expert!
that was a great vacation