Waterfalls near Dunlap, Tennessee. April 21, 2009.
Betsy and I often go looking for a particular waterfall. In those cases we know the name and location of a waterfall and it is just a matter of driving or hiking (or both). We follow directions in a book, from an online site or the GPS unit to our destination. That’s been the way we’ve found the majority of the waterfalls we’ve visited.
But every once in a while we stumble on a waterfall unexpectedly. This serendipity makes the experience seem even more delightful than it would otherwise be.
Last year on our way back from Texas we planned to stop by Fall Creek Falls State Park here in Tennessee. We would be going there on April 21, the anniversary of our date (and first kiss) at Fall Creek Falls.
We have been to Fall Creek Falls many times, but had never travelled there from the south. We were near Dunlap, Tennessee, heading up the Plateau when, as we were rounding a curve, we saw a waterfall just off the road. It didn’t have a lot of water going over the fall, but it was very tall. Naturally we had to stop and get some pictures. We later learned that this was Possum Falls.
What made this experience even more interesting is that we saw three more waterfalls within the next two miles. We had no idea they were there before we stumbled onto them. If we had been driving any faster, we probably would have missed them all.
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Today I’m grateful for unexpected pleasures of God’s creation.
Senior Moments 