After visiting Old Man's Cave, we continued up the gorge toward the Upper Falls (post with photos of the upper falls coming next). This section of the gorge is quite short, but still filled with lots of beauty. Since it contains the trail that connects the Upper Falls and Old Man's Cave, which are the two most popular destinations in Hocking Hills, it gets the most foot traffic of all the trails. From what I understand, in the summer this part of the park can be quite crowded.
There are several bridges that span Salt Creek in the gorge. This bridge made of concrete slabs was one of the most interesting one (though not very safe since it was covered with ice!). I tried to find out more information about the architect, but a pretty extensive Internet search did not unearth any information.
Many icicles adorned the walls of the gorge--the above photo might be my favorite icicle of photo of the entire trip.
Continuing to head up the gorge we crossed another little stone bridge and came to a whirlpool--which has the name Devil's Bathtub.
Another waterfall and the stone steps that lead up to the visitor's center.
And yet another waterfall...
...and a photo looking up the gorge.
Next post--The Upper Falls.
Hocking Hills Park Part one: Introduction
Hocking Hills Park Part two: Ash Cave
Hocking Hills Park Part three: Rock Bridge
Hocking Hills Park Part four: Grandma Gatewood Trail
Hocking Hills Park Part five: Old Man's Cave
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Musings At Rock House (a poem)
Ice Swirls
I would love to be on tha that bridge!
ReplyDeleteDid you see many people there in the winter?
There was a steady trickle of people in this area when we were there. It was a Saturday and the weekend of the first real freeze all winter. It seemed that a a lot of the people were there to take photos of the icicles. We didn't see many people in the other places in the park that we visited.
ReplyDeleteI have been enjoying going on your journey through Hocking Hills with you. Such a beautiful place. Love the waterfalls, and especially the icecicles.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laveta, for stopping by. I've tried several times to leave comments on your blog the past couple of days, but for some reason they aren't sticking. I do love these pink-purple clematis with the light shining through them that you posted most recently.
ReplyDeleteI have been enjoying these posts too. I really like that concrete slab bridge and your favorite icicle picture! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place to my mind. I love Your photos.
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