Featured Location: Hidden Falls

So this week brought the arrival of one of the most anticipated groups of the summer, at least for me. Starting out the summer with a church group from Indiana sets the stage for all the craziness that we will encounter in the weeks to come and their southern, semi-hill billy culture becomes a great source of entertainment for us staffers. Don't get me wrong, this is a great group of people and I love the encouragement they bring to our staff every year.

Yesterday after our morning "church" service (Which actually consisted of Pastor Ken speaking rather than a podcast for once!) we decided on a whim to make the trek to hidden falls. Hidden falls is actually located below the power dam and requires a short drive, a short canoe, and a short hike to find. Tucked up in the hills by the Montreal, the landscape makes you feel like you stumbled on a Lord of the Rings set. Here are some pics of our trip up.

This would be the boat landing below the dam where we put our canoes in.

This is a view from the lower river as we worked our way towards the stream that creates hidden falls.

 Too cool huh? The hike up is filled with huge rocks and a section of the trail even goes strait up the creek. Unfortunately pictures just can't do the landscape justice. 

Here is a view of the creek we follow.

We made it! Here is our group sitting on the rocks at the foot of the falls

 And there it is all it's glory, Hidden Falls is a sight to behold.

Kasey and I just had to get our feet wet. I even managed to get over in front of the falls which only accomplished getting me soaking wet from the spray. 

So there you have it, arguably my favourite waterfall at CA. Not only was the hike beautiful, the Hoosiers were a great group to share the time with. I can't wait to see what the rest of the week has in store. For those of you praying for us, we have been having some problems keeping our internet working, it comes in and out at the most unpredictable intervals, and since that is the main form of communication we utilize up here things can get complicated quite quickly when it is not working at the proper times. But we know God is good... ALL the time.