Today, we took another trail that leads to falls, this time at “Judge C.R. Magney State Park”, where our RV is parked. This one had quite a bit more elevation change, some was just sloping terrain, but also Claudette counted that one section that had over 125 steps, close to the falls, themselves. The first one was called upper falls, and the second one Devil’s Kettle. A fellow hiker showed us pictures from a year ago, which really makes it look like the water coming down the falls goes into a kettle shaped formation. However, due to high flow resulting from recent significant rainfall, that was not visible. Both falls were nevertheless very impressive, and it was a pleasant hike.
Claudette’s Two Cents:
Here are the trails we hiked:
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Devil’s Kettle Trail: Steep terrain with about 400 stairs, 2 miles round trip. This one was tough, but so worth it! The falls were roaring thanks to recent rains.
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High Falls Trail: A relatively flat hike with a 700-foot boardwalk, about 1 mile round trip. The highlight? Getting to wave to Canada across the river!
Note: This trip seems to have a theme—water! Everywhere we go there are lakes, waterfalls, and rivers adding to the beauty of the area.
Highlights from our day
It looks so easy, until we get farther into the trail.
