Still in the panhandle of Florida, we visited the Falling Waters State Park for a few days to avoid the weather moving through the midwest. It is a nice little park and a quick and easy trip in and out. But we have enjoyed the park for 4 days and Blue has loved our campsite with several walks through the woods. The Park is home to the tallest waterfall in Florida at 73 feet and nice hiking trails that take you over the sinkholes that are common in this area. The sinkholes in this park have been here a long time but if you have watched the news in the last few weeks you would have heard how these can open up almost anywhere in Florida without warning and swallow up trees, roads and even people sleeping in their homes. Visitors can walk along paths through the towering pine forest, enjoy the flowering dogwoods or take a dip in the 2 acre lake created to supply water all year to the waterfalls. I'm always shocked to see the alligator signs next to the beach and wonder who would take there children to swim here. There is a lot of history in the park. At one time the falls powered a gristmill used to grind corn, a legal distillery and even an oil well attempt that failed.
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