Bushkill Falls

We had one of the best weather days since we arrived in Pennsylvania on Monday, July 6. So we were ready to take advantage of it - big time!

We drove south to Bushkill Falls which is billed as the Niagara of Pennsylvania. Having been to Niagara Falls last summer, that may be an overstatement. However, it is one of the nicest falls we have been to anywhere and it was worth every penny of the $10 entry fee.

On the drive to the Falls, we spotted a turkey at the side of the road. We soon discovered she had several chicks with her. We snapped a few pictures, but she was herding her brood into the tall grass, so be sure to enlarge this photo to see the little birds, too.


There are actually two water falls at the location. To see them both, would involve a 2.5 mile hike and untold numbers of steps. We opted for the shorter route and the fewest steps, still about a 45 minute walk.

We started out and our first stop was the lookout over the Main Falls. Way cool!


Going down from there to the Bottom of the Main Falls wasn't too strenuous. And the walk was beautiful. They have tried hard to keep the paths and stairways as natural as possible and we think they've succeeded. This shot looks back up the path after we were at the bottom.


This is Lower Gorge Falls which was the lowest elevation of our hike.


A nice lady took our picture while down there.


And then we had to head back UP.


That was just the first batch of steps. We had to stop a couple times on the way up to rest. We are not used to hills let alone steps. (Do your stair master before hiking in this place!) But the walk up was so beautiful, we didn't really mind that much. The trees were so tall and beautiful.


Once at the top, we crossed a footbridge over the top of the falls. This is taken from that bridge looking down.


We continued walking upstream, enjoying nature's beauty.


I found myself wondering how this little creek could feed that fabulous waterfall.



It was absolutely fabulous in this park. If you ever get up to the Pocono Mountains, this is one attraction you CANNOT miss. As I mentioned, it was worth every penny we paid to get inside. I was wishing I had the leg strength to do the longer trail, but that's just not the case.

The weather was great all day. We had sun all day. It couldn't have been any better.

We're hoping for more fun days just like this before we leave the area.