Two Waterfalls

The only major waterfalls that I had not visited in Stone Mountain State Park were the Middle and Lower Falls. I had very briefly hiked down to the Middle Falls some years ago, but I didn't have time to really take a good look at it.

On Sunday, I hiked down to both falls so that I could say that I've seen all of the big waterfalls in the park and to hike the last bit of trail there that I hadn't seen.

One thing that was nice is that once I took a left turn off of the main Stone Mountain Loop Trail, the crowds of people completely vanished. In fact, I didn't see another person the whole time I was at both waterfalls!

This is a small cascade on the Stone Mountain Loop Trail. I almost always stop here for a while when I'm hiking that trail.

Wide trail leading to the two waterfalls.

Middle Falls. Like almost all of the waterfalls in the park, this one was more of a sloping cascade than a vertical drop.

At Middle Falls. It was a pain to get to the base of the falls.

A carpeting of blazing leaf color.

The Lower Falls.

View on the way back.

Fall colors in the picnic area.