Off The Beaten Path
Copperas Creek Falls
Copperas Creek
Red River Gorge Geological Area
Daniel Boone National Forest
Kentucky
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In all the years I've been visiting Red River Gorge it's pretty amazing to me that I've never explored there after a fresh snow fall so when a slow moving system moved across eastern Kentucky myself and my good friend Chris Morris couldn't resist a quick day trip down to see what mother nature had in store for us. I don't think conditions could be any more perfect. After recieving a couple inches of rain and then a couple inches of snow that covered the canopy we felt condtions would be good to visit Copperas Creek Falls. This would be my first visit to the falls and the unofficial trail, which is mostly level, is still a bit of a challenge as old growth and new growth deadfall litter the trail and the trek involves a bunch of creek crossings. After traveling a little over a mile and a half we finally reached our destination, a towering 40 ft. waterfall and a gorgeous rock house with sandstone boulders scattered about. Although the falls wasn't as full as we'd like, if it had of been much stronger our feet would have been a lot more wet than what they were. Nonetheless it was worth the trek and I'm looking forward to returning in the Spring because the falls isn't the only thing that makes this barely known place special.
Off The Beaten Path
Copperas Creek Falls
Copperas Creek
Red River Gorge Geological Area
Daniel Boone National Forest
Kentucky
5 Image HDR
In all the years I've been visiting Red River Gorge it's pretty amazing to me that I've never explored there after a fresh snow fall so when a slow moving system moved across eastern Kentucky myself and my good friend Chris Morris couldn't resist a quick day trip down to see what mother nature had in store for us. I don't think conditions could be any more perfect. After recieving a couple inches of rain and then a couple inches of snow that covered the canopy we felt condtions would be good to visit Copperas Creek Falls. This would be my first visit to the falls and the unofficial trail, which is mostly level, is still a bit of a challenge as old growth and new growth deadfall litter the trail and the trek involves a bunch of creek crossings. After traveling a little over a mile and a half we finally reached our destination, a towering 40 ft. waterfall and a gorgeous rock house with sandstone boulders scattered about. Although the falls wasn't as full as we'd like, if it had of been much stronger our feet would have been a lot more wet than what they were. Nonetheless it was worth the trek and I'm looking forward to returning in the Spring because the falls isn't the only thing that makes this barely known place special.