I have seen some pretty impressive falls, but these are so high! We have had pretty dry weather all summer so they weren’t as rushing and voluminous as they usually are, but they still had me awestruck and my 18-month-old intimidated enough not to want to be too close to the railing of the overlook (or anywhere but in my arms). You seriously need to see them for yourself. Two humongous waterfalls that you can’t really imagine. We drove straight into a small parking lot and walked for about 30 seconds before arriving at the main attraction. The drive from our home in Bellevue to Fall Creek Falls took about two and a half hours. However, by the time I had driven back home twice to pick up various forgotten items, it was not so early anymore. My son and I started our journey to Fall Creek Falls State Park bright and (sort-of) early on a Friday. Today, I bring you the day trip that was really a weekend trip. “You always do good work, just not the work that was assigned to you.” Ten years later (and none the wiser), I am still doing (or NOT doing) just that. When I was in art school, a professor told me that I never really managed to do things quite as had been asked or expected of me.

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