We ate some snacks before we began our walk into the canyon.
We stopped at the entrance to take pictures, paid to enter the park, and began our journey down into the canyon.
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| Stopping for Pictures |
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| Dance Hall |
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There was a sign posted that read:
Dismals Canyon leaves nothing… Take nothing…
Dismals Canyon is a natural landmark registered with the Department of the Interior $ with a $1,000 fine for the removal or defacement of rocks, plants, or animals.
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We started our descent down this wooden ramp and several flights of wooden steps into the canyon.
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| Long walk down into the canyon. |
Along the way, we saw Rainbow & Phantom Falls, Grotto, Pulpit Rock, Kitchen, Stovepipe, Indian Head Rock, Temple Cave, fishing hole, Champion tree, weeping bluff, Secret Falls, the Chickasaw Indian's for secret rituals used dance hall, fat-man's Misery, Witches cavern, and Burr's hideout.
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| In 1925, the Girl Scouts built the small pool to your right
for drinking water. |
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| Phantom Falls. There
is no waterfall behind you, but the rock picks up the sound of the actual
fall250'0’ downstream and throws the echo down to this spot, which is only
10' around. |
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| Weeping Bluff. The water that seeps from this bluff is said to be tears shed
by the canyon for the loss of its only true friend, the Chickasaw Indians. |
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SECRET FALLS: The water creating these falls flows from an
underground mountain stream that opens onto the earth's surface about 3/4 of a
mile upstream. |
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The Chickasaw Indians, for secret rituals, used DANCE HAL, a well-camouflaged area protected from the sun and the elements. |
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A tight squeeze
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| Witches Cavern is a strange and beautiful labyrinth of moss and fern-covered
boulders, with a large colony of dissimilates residing. |
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| Fat Man's Misery. The narrow opening, 1" wide", between the two boulders was the
original entrance to the canyon floor. |
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| Crossing the creek |
We walked about three miles, and we met Steve Meiji (wearing a black Harley Davidson jacket & chaps) and two of his lady friends (one wearing an orange Haley Davidson Jacket and chaps, the other woman wearing a black coat and chaps)
Steve helped Madison & others across the creek to the Dance Hall.
He gave me his email, and I sent him some pictures.
We saw several small white mushrooms growing on the side of trees.
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| Crossing the swing bridge |
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Natchez traces the devil's backbone, a dismal canyon that serves as
a hideout for many other infamous outlaws who robbed and murdered travelers
on the devil's. |
When we finished our walk, we stopped in at the museum, where we saw
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| Indian Headdress, Boot Lamp |
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| Totem Pole |
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| Dismals Store |
For supper, Hubby brought home barbecue from Thomas Pitt.
