Patsy and I returned to a canyon in the Black Warrior Mountains of the Bankhead forest with a catchy name and 3 waterfalls within a boxed in canyon of less than a half mile. Named more or less for the three waterfalls, it is a beautiful canyon rarely visited although there's a forest service road that ends within 3 tenths of a mile of the entrance.
We've just started in the canyon, looking back toward Sipsey River in this picture, It was a beautiful day but too bright for my skill level of taking pictures.
The first waterfall and Buddy. He loved wading the creek.
The second waterfall with an ancient fire ring and what looked like stone seats around it. This waterfall was in a separate canyon but visible from the main stream.
We had to cross the creek several times to find a place to walk. Most of the way there was a rock bottom.
A terrible picture of the main waterfall at the head of the box canyon.
And my favorite picture of the day, a 'slider' bug that can slide across the top of the water. I have no idea what they are really called.
This was once the 'highway' bridge that crossed the Sipsey River between Moulton and Double Springs. It was what is called around here, and probably other places, a low pressure bridge. Designed for water to flow both under and over depending on water level. Of course, during monsoon rains, they caused huge piles of logs and debris to pile up and sometime block the crossing entirely. It was removed when the new elevated highway bridge was built.
From a canoe trip 9 years ago, a picture of the bridge that replaced the low pressure bridge.
We've just started in the canyon, looking back toward Sipsey River in this picture, It was a beautiful day but too bright for my skill level of taking pictures.
The first waterfall and Buddy. He loved wading the creek.
The second waterfall with an ancient fire ring and what looked like stone seats around it. This waterfall was in a separate canyon but visible from the main stream.
We had to cross the creek several times to find a place to walk. Most of the way there was a rock bottom.
A terrible picture of the main waterfall at the head of the box canyon.
And my favorite picture of the day, a 'slider' bug that can slide across the top of the water. I have no idea what they are really called.
This was once the 'highway' bridge that crossed the Sipsey River between Moulton and Double Springs. It was what is called around here, and probably other places, a low pressure bridge. Designed for water to flow both under and over depending on water level. Of course, during monsoon rains, they caused huge piles of logs and debris to pile up and sometime block the crossing entirely. It was removed when the new elevated highway bridge was built.
From a canoe trip 9 years ago, a picture of the bridge that replaced the low pressure bridge.
