[Chaos-l] Cedar fork falls

[Jon Stewart-Taylor]

Hi all.  With the sudden outbreak of Spring today and after all the  
recent rain, i walked up to Cedar Fork to see the cascades.  I'm  
always amazed there's a place like this in a suburban location like  
Chapel Hill:  http://www.thiswaytonature.com/cedarfalls_park.html

The creek was very full, just within it's banks.  With all the water,  
some of the cascades were not as prominent, but it was still  
impressive.  If you've never been, and you like this kind of place,  
it's well worth going.    One spring i saw masses of Trout Lilies  
along the bank.  That was spectacular.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_r80o2DL7MPo/SzAgu9EOhVI/AAAAAAAADq0/wmNJI3z5Tgo/s320/trout+lilies.jpg
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/wildflowers_north_america/91791

Reaching the creek overlook on the trail is a moderate  walk, but  
actually getting down to the water is very nearly a climb. You'll need  
to do that if you want to go upstream to see the cascades not visible  
from the trail (one of the best is about a 1/4 mile up from where the  
trail reaches the water).

J.