Eagle Falls
Cumberland Falls State Park
Kentucky
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Last week myself and my longtime friend Jason Haley had the pleasure to show our good friends Randy Sanger and Todd Williams some of the falls in and around Cumberland Falls State Park. The area had been receiving some serious rain as of late and this day was not any different as it rained nearly the entire time we were out hiking. This was our third stop on our little tour and was it worth it. To be honest, the hike is a bit of a killer, at 3/4th a mile with all the elevation gain and drop it feels like 3 miles, but the trailside views and the payoff at the end really make up for it. The trail passes right above the 125 ft. wide 40 ft. tall Cumberland Falls, which had the highest volume I’ve ever seen it, and later the trail offers a lovely view from a cliff that overlooks the gorge. In all the times I’ve visited this 35 ft. falls I’ve never seen it with the flow it had on this day. The falls as it hit the splash pool was creating a sound unlike any I’ve heard from a falls before, Randy would later describe it as “hauntingly beautiful.”
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Princess Falls
Lick Creek
Daniel Boone National Forest
McCreary County
Kentucky
Princess Falls all dressed up after a couple days of rain!
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This week I’m going to do something a little different as I take you on a journey up Meadow Creek. Located near Mill Springs, Kentucky, Meadow Creek cascades over several drops covering several hundred feet before descending over a 35 ft tall waterfall that is just feet away from Lake Cumberland. In my opinion it’s one of the most beautiful creeks in the state. We’re going to skip the main falls, the reason why is that it didn’t have much water on it, but the waterflow was perfect for the cascades. Our first stop on our tour is this 8 foot beauty that is 50 ft upstream from the main drop. In order to reach this falls you have to walk upstream beyond the cascade, cross the creek to the other side and make your way down the natural steps. To be honest, what's so cool about this creek, the further you move upstream the better it gets.
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Unnamed Natural Bridge
Arch Lake
Pickett Memorial State Park
Tennessee
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Probably one of the more unique arches I've seen, the 15 ft. tall arch sits over a body of water. Situated on a remote section of the upper Cumberland Plateau the body of water, named Arch Lake, was dammed up by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's on land that was donated to the state of Tennessee in 1933 by the Stearns Coal and Lumber company which operated in the nearby Big South Fork National Recreation Area. Pickett State Park also offers easy hikes to another arch and two sandstone rock houses.
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Dog Slaughter Falls
Dog Slaughter Creek
Daniel Boone National Forest
Whitley County
Kentucky
Kentucky's Dog Slaughter Falls in the Daniel Boone National Forest is one of the most beautiful settings in the state! This is a photo I took earlier this year with my good friend Dave Halbig!
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