Monte Sano
I traveled to Alabama for work in 2023 and partook in several adventures. There was cycling in Nashville, https://jollyroutes.com/southern-city-cruise/, and cycling outside of Huntsville, https://jollyroutes.com/intro-to-gravel-grinding/. I took a ramble at Monte Sano State Park, https://jollyroutes.com/its-for-your-own-health/, and while there decided to see some falling water.
If you can’t tell from all the hyperlinks, sometimes I think I try and cram too much into one trip. I come home, and the task of writing about all of them becomes daunting. Therefore, I am going to keep this one short, and like falling water, swift.
My initial plan for a water voyage was to paddleboard on the Tennessee River. However, I came at the wrong season. Being February, the water flowed too swiftly, and it wouldn’t calm down until late March or early April. I still haven’t paddleboarded, but mark my words, one day I will.
A dunk of the head
Let me return to the tale of the falling water. At Monte Sano State Park, near the intersection of North Plateau Loop and McKay Hollow Trail, flows Carter’s Chalybreate Spring. It tumbles over a rocky ledge to form a small waterfall. Although small in size it is still scintillating, and it was the highlight of the park to me.
Waterfalls are mesmerizing. I can sit and stare at one minute after minute. Still, I always feel the urge to add to the moment by getting wet. Sometimes this is not possible, but at Monte Sano there was a pathway leading right behind the falling water. I took this path, and then, similar to a Baptism, I stuck my head out and got soaked.
It wasn’t a particularly hot Alabama day, but the water refreshed me, nonetheless. As promised, I am going to keep this one short. Your time is better spent hiking out to a waterfall anyways.
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