Six hikers from the Scenic City Chapter and two more from the Sumner Trails Chapter enjoyed good weather and a nice hike at Fall Creek Falls State Park. Our first leg was the Paw Paw trail, a loop meandering through the woods with, except for one, mostly obscured overlooks. No one expressed an interest in descending the Cable Trail, which was marked with a sign that said “extremely dangerous.”
We then rested and had lunch at picnic tables near the nature center. Lots of folks had arrived at the park by that time.
The second leg of our hike rewarded us with better views. The Woodland Trail and Gorge Overlook Trail loop had several good vistas of the gorge and waterfalls, and despite the Memorial Day weekend crowd, six of us made the hike to the base of the falls for an impressive view.
Coming back to the trailhead, we encountered a (foot) traffic jam at the suspension bridge. One person had stopped on the bridge as it swayed widely back and forth, and one of our group with kindness and gentle humor guided her safely across.
The group arrived intact back at the trailhead. We were happy to have met our new friends from the Sumner Trails Chapter, and folks seemed to have enjoyed the day.
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