Day 2 - On Foot!

Cold and Rainy, originally uploaded by Gail S.

I woke early, just before the rain started. While searching for the exercise room, I found myself in the hospitality suite of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association spring conference drinking coffee and learning about the "nipple line" rule. I'll save that story for another time.

We decided to wait out the rain at Fall Creek Falls. We will continue the road trip tomorrow. In the meantime, we would enjoy the park as much as possible in the rain.

On Foot, originally uploaded by Gail S.

It's a good thing we decided to stay the day because we soon found that the motorcycle's battery was dead. This meant we had to hike the 4.25 mile round trip to the falls in the rain while the battery was charging.

Fall Creek Falls from Above, originally uploaded by Gail S.

The highest US waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains at 256 feet.

At the Base, originally uploaded by Gail S.

We decide to make the nearly vertical descent to the base of the falls. Sid looks happy now, but wait until he has to climb back up and then hike 2 miles back to the inn.

Steep Climbin', originally uploaded by Gail S.

Just one section of the steep trail back to the top!

Our View from the Inn, originally uploaded by Gail S.

After checking out the bike, we sat on our balcony at the inn watching the rain sprinkle on Fall Creek Falls Lake at dusk. Peaceful, but I kept thinking, "Where are those massage therapists now?" Our aching legs and feet!!!

Tomorrow, we're off to the Cherohala Skyway on the way to the Blue Ridge Parkway. It looks like we should be in Roanoke, Virginia around Wednesday.