After the short visit with Terry's uncle, we headed to Cumberland Falls to meet back up with Chelle. Cumberland Falls is a beautiful place. We all walked around the tame, tourist side of the river to see the falls. One of the coolest features of this particular waterfall is that on nights of a full moon a "moonbow" can be seen in the mist of the waterfall. Unfortunately, we missed the full moon by a couple of days. It would not have matter though, because we were not going to be there
at night anyway. One of the interesting observations that I made was that some people completely ignore posted warnings. Just up steam from the falls, there were signs all over the place warning that there should be no wading or swimming in the water. Makes sense to me considering an accident could lead to someone taking an unpleasant trip over the falls. I can't tell you how many people we saw wading in the area despite the threat of fines and jail time for doing so. I mean, it's one thing to endanger your own life, but do you really need to take the kids out there too? Just a point to ponder. . .
Before leaving the park, we drove to the other side of the river so that we could hike the 1-1/2 mile Eagle Falls Trail. There were lots of cool rock formations and gorgeous views of the falls. The trail ended at Eagle Falls. A secluded area with a nice little water fall and rocks to climb on. We passed a few hikers on the trail, but we had the whole Eagle Falls area to ourselves. Ryan really enjoyed the hiking, while
I don't think Tela liked it so much. Nicole
and Kailey enjoyed it. Ayden did wonderfully on the way to Eagle Falls. He needed some help coming back, but a 1-1/2 mile hike for a four-year-old is asking a lot. I had a wonderful time and would enjoy going back there some day.
After the short visit with Terry's uncle, we headed to Cumberland Falls to meet back up with Chelle. Cumberland Falls is a beautiful place. We all walked around the tame, tourist side of the river to see the falls. One of the coolest features of this particular waterfall is that on nights of a full moon a "moonbow" can be seen in the mist of the waterfall. Unfortunately, we missed the full moon by a couple of days. It would not have matter though, because we were not going to be there
at night anyway. One of the interesting observations that I made was that some people completely ignore posted warnings. Just up steam from the falls, there were signs all over the place warning that there should be no wading or swimming in the water. Makes sense to me considering an accident could lead to someone taking an unpleasant trip over the falls. I can't tell you how many people we saw wading in the area despite the threat of fines and jail time for doing so. I mean, it's one thing to endanger your own life, but do you really need to take the kids out there too? Just a point to ponder. . .
Before leaving the park, we drove to the other side of the river so that we could hike the 1-1/2 mile Eagle Falls Trail. There were lots of cool rock formations and gorgeous views of the falls. The trail ended at Eagle Falls. A secluded area with a nice little water fall and rocks to climb on. We passed a few hikers on the trail, but we had the whole Eagle Falls area to ourselves. Ryan really enjoyed the hiking, while
I don't think Tela liked it so much. Nicole
and Kailey enjoyed it. Ayden did wonderfully on the way to Eagle Falls. He needed some help coming back, but a 1-1/2 mile hike for a four-year-old is asking a lot. I had a wonderful time and would enjoy going back there some day.
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