Lee and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies
hiked at High Falls State Park
76 High Falls Park Drive
Monroe County
Jackson, Georgia
October 6, 2015

Located northwest of Macon, High Falls State Park is named for tumbling cascades on the Towaliga River.

Lee and Karen Duquette hiked along the river's edge and through hilly forest to the remains of a hydroelectric powerplant foundation. In the early 1800s, this area was a prosperous industrial town with several stores, a grist mill, cotton gin, blacksmith shop, shoe factory and hotel. High Falls fell from prosperity in the 1880s when a major railroad bypassed it. Today, the park is a popular camping destination.
NOTE: There IS a fee to enter the park, even if you just want to hike to the falls.

Below: View of High Falls Dam from the Old Mills Foundation area.

Below: Karen Duquette thought the bark of these trees looked like giraffes.

Below: The bridge, constructed in 1890, was mostly destroyed in the flood of 1994. The park's trails gave the two RV Gypsies scenic views of the largest waterfall in middle Georgia on the Towaliga River, cascading over 135 feet to the base.

Below: Views from the bridge.

Below: High Falls cascades down the rocky side in layers, so it is hard to realize that it is a 135-foot waterfall.

Below: Then Lee and Karen Duquette walked back up to the road and over the bridge to see the falls from the left bank.

Below: The two RV Gypsies also viewed High Falls from the Old Powerhouse Overlook.

Below: Lee and Karen Duquette stopped for dinner at El Tejado Mexican Restaurant 310 Cabaniss Road, Forsyth, Georgia. The food and service was good. And of course, Karen enjoyed a very large drink.

There was a cute "flower pot man" sitting outside of the restaurant.

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