Ramseys Cascades

We FINALLY made it to Ramseys Cascades.  This blog post will take care of the rest of Wednesday.   I placed my camera bag on a large boulder (threw it up there was probably a better description) and then climbed up myself.  I just sat there for ten minutes to get my breathing back down to normal and to take in the falls. There was a nice breeze coming off the falls which helped cool us down. If I remember correctly the temperature was around 82 degrees.  Tim, after taking off his pack, laid down on his stomach and practically kissed the rock.  Ramsey’s Cascades is beautiful and worth the hike.  Unfortunately you cannot tell from photographs just how tall this waterfall is and it went almost straight up.   Most literature says the waterfall is 90-100 feet but in actuality it is about 65.  Regardless, it is quite impressive.  

I set up my camera on the tripod right in front of me and started taking photos. At one point, I set up my platypod with my iphone and took some videos: regular, slow mo and time lapse.  I did end up changing positions with my camera to get different angles.  I also took some close ups on different areas on the falls. I wanted to make sure I used all three lenses I brought with me. 

Luckily we had cell phone service so I took a photo of the falls with my phone and texted to my friend Mary.

The Hike Down

Unfortunately soon it was time head down.  The good news was that it was almost all downhill but we still had over 4 miles to hike carrying our backpacks with very tired and sore legs.  I can’t tell you how many branches and rocks I kicked on the way day.  At one point Tim and I made a suicide pact. I finished the one bottle of water I brought while we were at the falls so I was parched on the way down.   I have never been as relieved as I was when we reached the car.  I immediately changed from my hiking boots to my sneakers and drank half a bottle of water. 

Since none of us were up to cooking we ended up going to Big Daddy’s Pizzeria in Sevierville.  Tim and I had gone there on our trip last year and enjoyed the pizza. The three of us looked like we were 95 years old when we were walking into the restaurant.  I’m glad Tim had driven because driving my manual transmission car would not have been fun.  

I uploaded the images into my computer but did not edit one of them.  Needless to say, we were all exhausted so it was a very early night.