I’m back on my original waterfall search…gotta see at least 1 in each state we go to!!!
Here in William Bankhead National Forest, we found 2!!!! Oh, yeah!!! The weather was perfect and there had been a plethora of rain allowing for a fabulous flow!!!
Day 1 Restaurant where we ate after the waterfall It overlooked the Sipsey River… Golddiggers at the Lakeside Inn The adult beverages were fabulous…yummy! |
Day 1-Path to the falls- not too steep |
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Day 1-One and a half waterfalls!!!! |
Day 1-Silly Carl trying not to get wet…what a sport!!! |
Day 1-Ecstatic me… there is something so neat about standing behind a waterfall |
Day 1 A baby pine cone Carl found for me on our hike |
Day 2-our fried chicken and potato salad picnic… DELICIOUS! |
Day 2-the rocks beneath this gorgeous cascade are so smooth, people slide right down them into the pool in warmer weather |
Day 2-Carl trying to abscond with our picnic food…HAHAHA…trapped! |
Day 2 Carl holding up the boulder so I could walk through safely…LOL |
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Day 2 Can you see the creature with the squinty eyes who just gobbled up something that was around that huge bone???!!! LOL |
Day 2 One of the steep hills we climbed down then back up to get to the base of the falls |
Day 2-the creek…the color of the water was just breathtaking |
Day 2-Me trying to hold down the tree…LOL Just funnin’…gotta love those roots gone wild! |
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Day 2 Awesome 3-part rings…I never saw anything like this…have always just seen one big round set of rings…ain’t it cool? |
Day2 Yet another steep climb to get to the base of the falls…so much fun Pretty good for 2 old farts LOL |
Day 2-down stream a ways… so peaceful |