Descending hike to Lemolo Falls

There were a few miles of gravel roads leading to the trailhead again for us, which was not unexpected or difficult.  The problem was the last segement of less than a quarter mile, which transitioned into a heavily eroded dirt path.  A high clearance vehicle would be called for here.  We found a spot to park near this junction and just walked to the trailhead from there.

The trail descends from the start towards its waterfalls goal.  The trail changes from rocky at the start to soft packed dirt in the middle and turns muddy as it gets closer to the falls.  At times the trail will hug steep canyon walls.

We passed by a large fallen tree's root ball.  It's tangled roots had tightly embraced a large number of rocks which were unearthed when it toppled over.  It almost resembled some strange sculptures we've seen in galleries.

We spotted a large number of small blue butterflies throughout the trail though we could not possibly guess the species.  They would be disturbed as we passed by and swirl around in small groups.

The trail doesn't quite make it to the exact base of the falls as it peters out when the slope of the terrain gets a bit too steep.  But you'll be close enough to hear the tunderous roar of the water and experience a fine mist.

We encountered only a couple of other people on the trail during our journey and thus had to falls almost completely to ourselves.  With about 600 feet of elevation gain all paid back on the return trip we were a bit tired when we got back to our car.  That did not stop us from going to investigate a couple of nearby small patches of snow that remained here.