QUICK SUNDAY AFTERNOON FIELD TRIP | HELTON CREEK FALLS
A quick Sunday afternoon field trip to Helton Creek Falls
We decided to take the kids and grandkids on a quick Sunday afternoon field trip to Helton Creek falls. It’s been a few years since we’ve been up there but we always enjoy it. It’s a beautiful and fairly accessible place about 20-25 minutes from our house.
The Boys Gotta eat.
On the way we stopped by a nearby creek to have a quick picnic lunch. Kids love picnics, especially when there's watermelon
The trail
The trail is not too bad from the gravel road to the falls it is a modest .3 - .4 miles through some old growth forests. Now it’s not a super easy walk these are the mountains after all. That .3 miles probably takes a little over half a mile with all of the switchbacks in the trails, and it is literally uphill both ways. (you walk through a small valley)
The Lower Falls
The lower falls are a sloping style of falls. We used to slide down them when we were kids. We didn’t want to try that today, with the grandkids with us. We don’t want the little dare-devils trying anything.
The Upper Falls
The upper falls are a good bit steeper and higher. There is a nice pool that is about 6 foot up close to the falls, but the water is COLD. Which does feel good on a hot summer day. The traffic at the falls has picked up a lot over the years. I’ve been many times when I was younger and never saw another soul, it was a bit more peaceful then.
A Bit Of History
Helton Creek Falls has a bit of history for my family. I’ve been many times as a teen and young adult, but some of the history goes back 3 years before I was born. My parents were married in from of the falls standing out on some of the rocks. This picture was July 1973 a couple weeks after dad got out of the army.
It is definitely a nice place to visit, as it has some exquisite scenery and some great photo opps. You should check it out if you are ever in the neighborhood.
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These falls are stunning, you have the right to be proud! The pictures drew me in, I could almost hear the water.
You should have showed those young ones how to slide right; they will figure it out sometime anyway, since they are that close to the falls.
:DYou're probably right, but my wife was giving me the look. You know the, you will be in the doghouse for a month look. I've learned over the years that look usually means it's not worth it, either that or I'm about to do something stupid and get hurt.....
ROFLOL, We have all suffered "the LOOK"! You were wise to save yourself
:)If you don't do something stupid once in a while, where's the fun? We are genetically programmed for it I think!
But that looks like a great place! Enjoyed your post!
I actually think I'm exceptionally gifted at generating really bad ideas, which usually end up getting "The Look"
I share the same gift, but I made a bad mistake; I taught her how to shoot....
:)lol, me too....
of course, the stare is usually bad enough.
Well, she has my 357, so at least it should be quick....
:Dsome of us are genetically programmed to be stupid?
and some of us more than others?
Yes, some are more blessed, genetically, than others for sure, ROFLOL! But we all still get "The Look" from time to time!
:)I don't have any idea what you're talking about, must be my superior genetics! lol
Or your inability to recognize the look; and thus you place your very life at risk, ROFLOL!
:)well I guess that's true too. now I'm gonna be paranoid!
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howdy there @coinsandchains! the falls are amazing, sliding down them doesn't bruise you up any? I mean I know the rocks are smooth but still...
great photo of your parents, love that sir!
It never bruised me but I did see a guy fall back and crack his head open doing it. Then we had to get him to the hospital 15 miles away on 3 of it on gravel roads, not Texas gravel roads, think Dukes of Hazzard without the jumping.
oh my! did he recover ok?
He was fine, we were a bunch of teenagers, and he was freaking out because of all of the blood. I think he ended up with 5 stitches on the back of his head.
oh that's nothing..probably needed some sense knocked into him anyway!