Welcome to JOYFUL REFLECTIONS. Also welcome to MARCH!!!! My header picture this month is a photo I took of the pretty Crocus blooms in our yard... The Crocuses and Daffodils are the first signs of spring here in Tennessee. I am definitely ready for SPRING...

Friday, January 31, 2014

Some Alabama Waterfalls


Little River Falls- 45 feet
In March of 2013,  George and I spent a couple of days in Fort Payne, Alabama.  We were celebrating George's birthday by hiking and seeing waterfalls!!!!  I published some posts telling of our hiking adventures and of the birthday.  But--I wanted to show you all of the waterfalls we saw while in DeSoto State Park and the Little River Canyon National Preserve near Fort Payne.  Be sure to click on the photos for enlargements.


Little River Falls (from another angle on the other side of the river)


Lodge Falls (near the lodge at DeSoto State Park)



Indian Falls  (there's a bridge above the falls which you can walk across)



Azalea Cascades  (not too much water here --but pretty, seeing it flow down the mountain)



Lost Falls (a nice hike back in the woods to see this one)



Laurel Falls  (on the same hike where we saw Lost Falls-photo above)


And the 'biggie' at DeSoto State Park,  DeSoto Falls (too big for one photo)



The other part of DeSoto Falls - 104 feet



All of DeSoto Falls (from the other side of the canyon)


DeSoto Falls (close-up of the bottom---104 feet)
Well---that was a great little trip --and George had a nice birthday last March.  There are other waterfalls in the area (Noccalula Falls in Gadsden plus a couple more in the Little River Canyon area)---but we were happy to see what we saw this trip.

I'll close with one more photo of us taken the day we hiked to Lost and Laurel Falls.  This photo was taken at Lost Falls.
George and Betsy at Lost Falls
Well---this ole' woman has had to get bifocals now...  I've never worn anything but reading glasses --so this is really taking some getting used to.  Haven't tried to do any photos yet with the new glasses....  Should be interesting!!!  Have a great weekend and I'll see you on Monday! It has finally warmed up a little here!!!  But--winter is NOT over!!

Hugs,