Who knew that there was waterfalls so close to New Orleans? Well I do now, but I don't think anyone else had a clue! Ash and I recently made a trip up to Pond, Mississippi to check out Clark Creek Natural Area. To be honest we were jonesin' for some nature! It's only about 2-1/2 to 3 hours northwest of New Orleans.
This place literally and physically took my breath away. The waterfalls were set perfectly throughout the trail. I guess I should mention that most of the hikers take the off beaten path, basically following the stream until you got to a waterfall. The other path you could follow was the trail that they provided for the hikers, this path didn't take you close enough to the waterfalls. I gotta say I'm happy we chose the first path even though my socks and shoes were wet 99.9% of the hike. So if you don't like wet feet, trail #2 is your best bet.
So the boulders we had to climb over were clay like. Which if you ever touched wet clay can be somewhat slippery. I definitely recommend hiking shoes or sandals. The whole hike took us about an two hours to complete. Of course it would have been shorter if we didn't stop at every amazing picturesque view. I'm proud of us for turning a boring day that could have been straight lazy mode, sitting on the couch watching college football. Instead we explored what mother nature and the great state of Mississippi has to offer!
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These are the MASSIVE rocks we climbed to get anywhere on the trail! WORKOUT!
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| Ash posing by one of the rocks |
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| I had to add this Snap Chat! Seriously though, to get to the waterfalls was tough. |
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| This place really was spectacular |
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Every turn had a beautiful view like this. Give or take several large rocks.
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| All in all what an awesome "lazy" Saturday |
Until next time.....
