 |
| Terrora Campsite at Tallulah Gorge |
 |
| View of L'Eau d'Or Falls |
 |
| Hurricane Falls Suspension bridge and Roy |
 |
| L'Eau d'Or Falls |
We spent the weekend here, billed as one of the most spectacular canyons in the eastern U.S. Tallulah Gorge is two miles long and nearly 1,000 feet deep.
Had a lovely sunny day hiking the north and south rim trails to the many overlooks, then down and up the 1122 steps to the suspension bridge swaying 80 feet above the rocky bottom, and almost to the river itself. Slightly breathless when we got back up!
We saw the old towers where Karl Wallenda walked over a tightrope across the gorge in 1970, apparently doing two headstands on the way! The things folk do for fun!
 |
| Hurricane Falls platform at the bottom of all those steps! |
 |
| Getting back up! |
 | |||
| Looking down to the Hurricane suspension bridge |
The next day we walked all the way down those hundreds of steps again - just for the exercise Roy said.
We had no internet but I sent my silent wishes to a friend who was doing the London Marathon today, hoping for her success and a peaceful time for all.
We had a wander round old Tallulah Falls, nothing but a post office and a couple of shops, one called Antiques where we at last found a tea pot, now I'm not saying its an antique but on the bottom it says Made in USA 1695! - probably the number they made, but it sure is a weird looking thing, still it makes tea!
 |
| Tallulah Falls Railroad or all thats left of it |
 |
lunch time at the top of those steps |
No comments:
Post a Comment