Big Creek Cave Falls

The next morning, I met up with Matt Kennedy (a good friend and great photographer) to go visit a few waterfalls. The first stop was the scenic Big Creek Cave Falls. As the name suggests, this is a waterfall that pours out of a cave, which soon flows into Big Creek (which as the name also suggests, turns into a large creek that eventually flows into the Buffalo River).

We followed the trail, which ran by the site of an old homestead. The only evidence of the homestead that we could see was the rusty remains of an old car. Wonder how long it's been sitting out in these woods?



There are a lot of caves in this area, and at one point the trail passes by one cave that has a small creek running out of it. The geology here is really interesting. The bluff has been eroded in a way that it makes the rocks look like cement blocks.



And the view of the creek from under the bluff:



And then the trail runs over and finally meets up with Big Creek Cave Falls, a spectacular waterfall that drops 30 feet from a cave on the side of the bluff.



And the view of the falls, taken after scrambling up some loose rocks and dirt.



Luckily it was cloudy and cool that morning, perfect weather for waterfall pictures.



From here the trail continues on, passing by a side creek with this small waterfall.



And if you follow this creek, you see another waterfall pouring out from a cave.



The entrance to the cave has been blocked off, in order to protect the bat population. The small sign here says that tampering with the bats would get you a $100,000 fine.







And after that we started the hike back to the car. Along the way we passed by this collapsed old barn, so I got a quick picture before we headed off to another waterfall.