This short 4 mile hike to Henwallow Falls passed and crossed several pretty creeks. One bridge has been relocated due to a washout. The first creek crossing is Crying Creek, so named for a man mourning his brother, whom he accidentally shot while bear hunting here.
Henwallow Falls. How did that waterfall come by that name. I've read it was an act of rhetorical revenge. The folks in the area called another community "Roostertown" because a family bought 100 chicks, hoping to raise laying hens. All but 5 turned out to be roosters. In an act of rhetorical revenge, Roostertown began calling the other community "Henwallow". Makes perfect sense.
Ninety feet high and just a few feet wide. It still makes for a great display.
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