Adventures
- Cody Mackall
- Apr 2, 2019
- 2 min read
The Quote above is something that I told myself back in 2010 when I graduated from high school. And it is something that I have lived by ever sense.
Today I left Clarksville to head to Columbia, SC, for School that starts tomorrow. And as I was driving, I pasted signs for a state park that I have wanted to visit ever since I moved to Clarksville in 2016, but no one ever wanted to go with me. So I decided that I was going to stop, I had the time to spare, and I knew I may not have the chance to go again. As I was walking through the woods, I started down this hard decline, and I was beginning to get second thoughts about continuing, but I pushed on. I got to the bottom and at that point, I was at the river, and there was no turning back at that point.
So I started my way down the river, and let me tell you! The water was quite chilly, granted it is the beginning of April. But I didn't care, I was determined to get to the falls and see the sights that I had heard so many wonderful things about. So I am going between jumping from rock to rock, trying to avoid getting my pants wet the best I could, at one point I rolled my pants up above my knees and just left it. I hit the spot where I had no choice but to get a little wet, so I went in, water just above my knees, and let me tell you again, that water was cold! It was a total of just over a mile and a half of jumping rocks, crossing freezing cold waters to get to the final spot, but once I saw the sights that everyone had told me of, I knew it was all worth it!
When I came around the final bend in the river, I saw this fantastic waterfall, that was easily one of the most beautiful things that I have seen since I got to Tennessee. It was at that moment I knew that it was all worth it. Despite taking a little over an hour and a half detour, the whole trip was well worth it, I say one of the hidden beauties that Tennessee has and truly made my love for the state all that much better.
When you work as much as I do, every once in a while you need a day to yourself, and this day was my day! And it was more then worth the pain and hassle that it took to get to this point!
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