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Clifty Falls State Park

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Flyin6:
Today we were in Indiana, near a really cool town of Madison. It is a picturesque mid-west old town frozen in time. I didn't see one fast food restaurant anywhere! The downtown district is fully restored 1930s-40's buildings, most sporting boutiques and restaurants. We sampled a couple.

The objective of this trip was to visit the expansive Clifty Falls. There is a "Big Clifty, a Small Clifty, " and a "Tunnel " along with dozens of other features and miles and miles of trails.

https://www.in.gov/dnr/state-parks/parks-lakes/clifty-falls-state-park/

Flyin6:
As usual we departed home in our Jeep and took the scenic drive which took us down the Ohio river, often right at river's edge. It is a fun drive, although not very fast. Picture a "Good country road."

The town was just so cool, so we hung around there for a couple of hours first.

Flyin6:
The locals raved over this corner pizza place, so we selected it for lunch

Flyin6:
Then we drove over to the park at near river level, then climbed hundreds of feet up into the overlooking hills. The park is formed where a couple of streams plummeting from maybe 400+ feet above the river, cut away the limestone forming narrow, very deep valleys. A complex trail system wanders all over the ridgeline and is borderline dangerous. Seriously, should you slip, you could free-fall for quite a distance.

Pictures just do not do justice to the scope and depth of the drop-offs

Flyin6:
We did some poser shots...

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