Completely drenched in sweat, I adjusted my back pack and wiped my forehead taking a quick break.  The sun beat down through the trees and it’s increasing heat let me know that afternoon was approaching.  Slowly I climbed up the last small hill, navigating over the protruding tree roots as I approached the rest of the group, huddled around something off to the right of the trail, everyone snapping photos and bending down to the ground. I immediately smiled, probably one of the few to grace my face over the past two hours of hiking.  We were finally here, we get to see the flowers!  I pulled my camera from…