Started at 10:15, 2.1 avg mph, about 45 minutes spent walking and taking photos
Our first stop of the day it was rock Island State Park. Stopped at the visitor center and got a map and headed over to downstream trail which is off of powerhouse Road. Comments online said that this downstream trail was easy, at the sign at the park listed it as strenuous. The trail does go downhill and it was completely covered with gravel. To me it was the gravel that made it strenuous as I felt like I could sleep at any time. From the trail there are detours off to the side where you can overlook the river in the beautiful Twin Falls. There is a jam here called the Great Falls dam and when it was constructed it forced the water to go through the rocks and made the Twin Falls. So when you’re looking at the falls you can actually see the water coming through cracks in the rocks. It’s very pretty. We did not hike the whole path as we had other waterfalls to see.
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| Beautiful views from every overlook! |
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| This buzzard did not move as we walked by. I truly love nature, but this has to be the most 'unloveable' bird, even with a beautiful background! |
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| As you enter the trail, there are warnings that the water will rise when the dam opens. The warning is a siren and we did hear the siren when we first got to the trail. |
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| Just by looking at this photo, one might think you're in a tropical setting, not middle Tennessee! |
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| Notice the warning on the small sign - "Deaths and serious injuries have happened in this area." |
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| This is not the main path. The main path is completely covered in small gravel. We walked down these rocks to an overlook where we could see the waterfall, and you do have to be careful waking here. |
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