driftwoody
Trail Wise!
Take the path closer to the edge, especially if less traveled
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Post by driftwoody on Apr 22, 2023 10:14:24 GMT -8
Last Sunday I had some time towards the end of my drive down to Big South Fork in Tennessee, so before I left I searched online for a nice short hike in the area. Over the years I had visited nearly every waterfall in the area, and I didn't feel like a repeat. Then I found Mill Springs, a small historic park that doesn't even mention its outstanding water features -- but I found a site that brought it to my attention so I had to check it out. Mill Springs was actually the site of the first major Union victory in the Civil War, and the park also includes a large 1860 house and restored Mill. It's on the shore of Lake Cumberland, which covers more than 100 square miles after a major damn was built a century after the 1862 battle. ![](https://i.ibb.co/wYrSmKp/20230416-164338.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/YjdF2Jq/20230416-165353.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/Vw9C94K/20230416-165910.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/qjxKnSP/20230416-171905.jpg) Now, for the water features. The first two pics are right near the mill, though you have to climb over a fence to get a view of the tall falls. ![](https://i.ibb.co/cTZZbh3/20230416-170143.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/hfNPmd8/20230416-170507.jpg) To get to Meadow Creek Falls & Cascades, find a wide swath of mowed field behind the house. The path turns left past an old gravestone, then turns right to a small trail on the left that goes through the woods to a view of the falls and then to the cascades further upstream. ![](https://i.ibb.co/pPdKfdN/20230416-173119.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/5xBjk5D/20230416-173555.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/y65QbMZ/20230416-173842.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/xsGQLrM/20230416-173932.jpg) ![](https://i.ibb.co/LrDC3Bd/20230416-174817.jpg) Several waterfalls that spill into Lake Cumberland can be reached by boat, including Meadow Creek (last photo above).
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Post by downriver on Apr 23, 2023 12:31:43 GMT -8
Nice…! Thx for sharing. I heard KY has an excellent state park system. An early victory for General Thomas, too.
Regards,
DR
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