Waterfalls and Wildflowers

Heard long before seen,

Water trickles, gathers, then

Rushes over falls.

Fall Creek Falls

Breakfast Campfire

Falls Creek Falls campground was our base for three days of exploring the Cumberland Plateau. We hiked to the base of Fall Creek Falls and to Piney Falls on Tuesday, drove and hiked to Cummings Falls and Burgess Falls on Wednesday, and to Savage Gulf State Natural Area on Thursday. At Savage Gulf, we hiked to Savage Falls, Laurel Falls and Stone Door. We also explored Beersheba Springs, a Methodist retreat center.

Laurel Falls - Savage Gulf SNA

Showy Lady's Slipper - Savage Falls trail

Stone Door Bluff, Savage Gulf
We hiked to the outcrop and the Stone Door formation

Little Stream feeding Burgess Falls

Buzzard's Roost - Falls Creek Falls SP

Falls Creek Falls at the base

Contemplating the waterfall

Caney Creek Cascade, Fall Creek Falls SP

Burgess Falls, near Cookeville - the best of the waterfalls

Savage Falls

Savage Falls - That's a bear whistle around my neck, but we didn't encounter any bears.

Savage Falls, the most scenic waterfall