As we left Chickamauga from our weekend get-away, we took
the long way home. We drove south along
the flank of the Lookout Mountain, then west to the interstate highway. Along that route is a Georgia state park with
a name that intrigued me… Cloudland Canyon.
A stop at the front gate had a photo similar to this one I
made… and we decided it would be WELL worth the $5 entrance fee to visit.
My cobbled together photo does no justice to the
canyon. It’s over 1000 feet deep and way
longer than it appears (I couldn’t find anything that tells how long the west
canyon actually is).
There are several waterfalls in the park; this cascade is
the largest of them.
The two above photos were taken at the main overlook of the
park; I imagine it looks very much like this one – which is on the opposite side.
I was disappointed with the trail down to the over look
tho. There were a few places that had
stairs… uneven, narrow, and without hand rails.
But most of the pathway looked like this – jutting roots and
stones, steep, and loose soil. Very
dangerous. Personally I would not let
small children go down it.
There is a path down into the canyon to view the waterfalls:
“The Waterfalls Trail begins on a
paved section, at the main overlook, and progresses into the canyon along a
40-degree slope. Most of the trail consists of gravel, and a 600-step staircase.”
(Note: in reading a TripAdvisor review, one reviewer stated
when they were there in October a man came running, as best he could, up the
stairs carrying his yelping dog. It had
been bitten by a copperhead ON THE MAIN TRAIL.)
Himself decided
to go down… I declined the trip. Do you
see that snow along the path? It was
COLD (mid-30s) and this girl doesn’t hike in snow-able weather! Besides, stairs and I are not friends.
More of the trail
down.
It was beautiful
down there. I’m glad Himself took
pictures so I could see.
But I’m still
glad I did NOT go down there! BRRRR!!!!!
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