Yes, that spot is about a 45 minute drive or so to the trailhead and it's a 3 mile hike. And of course on purpose. It's the only way to actually see some of the most beautiful spots in the country...and I love to hike, although I prefer more agreeable weather for it.
FOFLOL. True enough, some of the most beautiful parts of the country are the most challenging to find. Still, hiking to a place means hiking back from a place, too... LOL then, of course, the spiders, snakes, mosquitoes, chigggers, etc. :)
I’m just teasing ya... well, sorta. I don’t do “hikes”. I do walks and jogs on paths and promenades around lakes, parks. I used to go tromping around in the woodland areas on my grandparents farms and through the fields during dove season.