I had two days off in a row this week, and took the time to go on a longish walk and overnight trip to a nearby waterfall. The walk ended up being very very buggy, but the reward of a beautiful camp spot at the end was worth every mosquito and deerfly bite. The waterfall was beautiful, and even better, bug free. I camped the night in my new Hennessy Hammock (tent meets hammock), and walked back the next day.
I took pictures along the way to share the journey with anyone interested...
The path started out on a road, but slowly got rougher and nicer to hike.
Plenty of swampy areas, a mosquito's paradise. Eventually the trail met up with a somewhat swift river, and the bugs lessened.
The Cardinal Flower (Lobelia Cardinalis) was in bloom at the riverside. These beauties told me I'd found my campsite for the night.
And this is where the roar was coming from. Around the corner and to the waterfall.
If you look closely at the bottom left of the picture you can see a Great Blue Heron. He was kind enough to share his home with me for the night. I spent the evening watching him fish at the base of the falls.
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| Top of the Falls! |
The path at this point is a well maintained Portage, with a fire-pit /campsite at the top.
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