Overall Run Trail

A couple of weeks ago, when we went on the Tuscarora-Overall Run Trail, we had been expecting to find some nice swimming holes carved out of the rock below the falls. We didn't find them, but on our way off the trail we met a sturdy looking guy with a bunch of photographic equipment, who clearly knew the area well. He told us how to find the swimming holes, and that we wouldn't need to hike another 5 hours and 8 miles to do it.

Turns out that instead of an arduous climb, the spot we were thinking of was a relatively easy 30-minute hike to the stream, well below the waterfall we saw last time. 

 

There were waterfalls here too, not so dramatic as the first one but far more accessible.












And these waterfalls landed in perfect greenish-blue swimming pools. We will certainly be coming back here in the summer.

A perfect place to bring the dogs, with watery traverses for the most adventurous 

and nice flat rocks to relax on, for those who are older and more sensible. 





























This trail was much less  physically demanding than the other one, but there was still some challenging rock climbing to do. 

Again Lamar surprised me with his agility. 

I only had to give him a boost a couple of times, on the way up those slick rocks.















Fozzie was in heaven, like a kid in an amusement park.

On the ride home, even Fozzie was so tired he eventually lay down, and stopped trying to bite passing cars. 

 Or maybe he just wanted to provide a nice headrest to his old buddy Lamar.