Crabtree Falls on the Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the Appalachian Mountains in my opinion. A two-mile hike takes you to the base of the waterfall, through deep woods along a fairly level trail. I made the trek this past October, 20 years after I had first seen the falls back in the late 1980s. What a memorable re-visit it was! I can't think of anything more calming and peaceful than a waterfall. Standing or sitting before one of this magnificent falls, no matter what size or amount of water flowing over them, I am centered and reminded of the miracle of creation, and I realize that something this beautiful was not made by chance. Waterfalls, sunsets and sunrises, woodland paths -- they all have this effect on me -- intense reverence for Nature and the lessons I have learned over so many years in solitary contemplation of natural wonders.
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