Sunday, November 24, 2019

Now We Are REAL Retirees! Falling Waters State Park



We have made it to Florida! Stacy points out that now we are REAL retirees!  

We entered Florida from Alabama on such a minor road that there wasn’t even a "Welcome to Florida" sign, let alone a welcome center. This was our official welcome to Florida.


We spent shabbos at Falling Waters State Park in the panhandle.

It is a park of superlatives (from the park brochure):
  • The park is on one of the highest points in Florida! (324 feet above sea level)
  • Florida’s highest waterfall! (73 feet)·         
OK, so it isn't Niagara, as Bob pointed out. 

But what was really outstanding at this park (no sarcasm now) is that the water falls into an almost perfectly cylindrical sinkhole that is 20 feet wide and 100 feet deep! Exceedingly cool. This picture doesn't do it justice.

Try this video

Fun Fact: The highest point in Florida is at Briton Hill, in the in Defuniak Springs, FL. At 334 feet above sea level, it is the lowest high point in US.


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