I Fall Down and Go Boom

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As children, we all had those times where we said, “I fall down and go boom.” (Or some variation.) well, here I am, 60 years later, and I fell down and went boom again! And you know what?? It was worth every ache! Look at those pictures!!! This was my final stop yesterday (May 2). It’s Noccalula Falls in Gadsden, Alabama. The waterfall is named for an American Indian princess who jumped into the falls rather than be married to someone her tribal leaders had arranged for her to wed. Wow, what a hike down the gorge (where I fell…more on that later)! My phone’s pedometer says I walked over five miles yesterday and 14 flights of stairs (or the equivalent, going up those hills) between this place and Cloudland Canyon. Worth every step, too. Just to be silly, I put the photo from the bottom of the falls on top. If you’re more adventurous (and haven’t fallen on the way down ) you can walk completely behind the waterfall! Up at the top, there’s a statue depicting Noccalula in a pose that appears to have her ready to jump. As for the fall at the falls…. I have a paper mask for pollen protection outside. I wrote “Sneezin’ Season” on it, because the allergies have been awful this year. Anyway, on the way down my foot was on a rock when my nose decided to expel some pollen. The sneeze and I both hit the ground. No injuries are reported here. I do have a bruise on my shoulder (but it doesn’t hurt) and a scrape on my knee (ditto). There’s the aches that anyone feels after a minor fall, but that’s it. And just look at the view!!!!