Fall Creek Falls, Gilbert Gaul Loop

5.14.11  Nance Jo, Earl  The day started out rainy and foggy, but by the time we reached the trailhead the rain had stopped.  The trailhead was a little hard for us to find, but once on the trail, it was easy to follow.  The flowers were in full bloom and absolutely gorgeous.  The trail followed along the Fall Creek Falls Lake.  Besides the flowers, we saw some fisherman, dragonflies that posed for pictures, fisherman and trees that had been cut down by beavers.  We had lunch at a shelter overlooking the lake.  At the end of the hike we saw several deer.  The hike was capped off by hand dipped cones from the General Store.  I would rate the trail as easy and it was about 4.5miles long.  For pictures click on the Fall Creek Falls tab above or here.