A welcome break

St. Mary Falls, the first of the two falls that give their name to the trail.

User: Austin Explorer - 8/31/2003

Location: St. Mary and Virginia Falls

Rating: 3stars

Difficulty: 2stars

Solitude:

Miles Hiked: 3.32 Miles Elapsed Time: 3 hours, 17 minutes

Comments:

After setting a blistering pace in yesterday's hike we elected for something a bit shorter and more leisurely today. The easier trail also meant more people, but one can still find some solitude here and there.

Our most impressive animal encounter on the day was a deer who, though wary, had grown quite used to humans and only required a few feet of space in separation to feel safe enough to forage.

Virginia Falls was impressive and we sat for some time just looking at it. A bit further downstream we also tried a competition to see who could leave their bare feet in the ice cold water the longest.

Log Photos

St. Mary Falls

So many waterfalls

High up

Almost fearless

Virginia Falls

From a Distance

Area around St. Mary and Virginia Falls

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