Again, I’m not talking about man’s sin against man. I may in the future write about such sin for I have one story to tell. This post is a walk-through for you out there; a glimpse I should say of what a less than two mile hiking trail (of Deception Falls) could give you. Sometimes short and easy distances give you more than what you bargained for — very pleasing vignettes of nature.
We leave the footbridge behind, treading the spongy trail of moss and pine needles. The flow of the river roars to our right.
(what you see from the bridge. water flowing downriver)
We go up….
We go down….Viewing decks built in nooks and crannies of the trail to witness falls after falls, crevasse after crevasse.
Then, away from the falls, silence is created. The forest whispering peace, telling us to take a break.
Winding our way through, we chance upon an oddity.
Like clasped hands, a thousand year old stump holds a new growth, telling me that they too take care of their young.
We proceeded down the path, crossed a small stream and back on dirt again, the sound of the falls becoming more audible to us. All throughout it was fun witnessing vignettes such as this one: splashes of miniature falls and clear rocky pools.
Coming to the end of the trail, we took one last glimpse. But the falls gave me one last gift:
It is this picture.
