Cummins Falls is situated just inside of Jackson County Tennessee. You can find your way there from Cookeville quite easily and is probably closer than Burgess Falls. I hear that there is a path leading to the bottom of the falls. I didn't have much time to explore today, but I think I'll go back soon and find out.
Directions: From Cookeville take 12th St west out of town and take a right onto Cummins Mill Road. There is a small parking area on the left side of the road just before the bridge.
The Dee - 10/18/2006 08:24:00 PM
Love the pictures here, C. I snagged the top row second from the right as a desktop. Definitely need to check this pretty place out. God I love fall. Wish my &$*#%*&!! heel would heal (heh) so I could hike again.
Van Sutherland - 11/02/2006 07:35:00 PM
Looks to be a beautiful location! What's the geology there? Are those layers of shale, or something else? What formation does this represent, and what age? Any fossils?
Regardless, you have some great photos. I particularly like the panorama (last photo on the right). With any luck, I'll get out this weekend and get some use of my camera.
Dad
Chuck - 11/02/2006 11:51:00 PM
The lovely steps that you see at the edge of the falls are surely shale. I think there is a layer of harder (?) limestone that the stream flows on until it is broken by the falls. The layers of strata in picture 8 I'm pretty sure are also shale. As far as formations and age, I have no idea. Hopefully the next few years of geology and geography classes will teach me.
The panoramic is alright - the seams are kinda messed up at one point. I've tried to redo the process but I can't produce anything better.
Where are you going this weekend? Post some pictures and put a hyperlink in here so my friends can see it.
I'll be photographing a wedding this weekend. It's my hope that afterwards I'll still be friends with the Bride and Groom. :)
Anonymous - 12/11/2006 10:17:00 AM
It's spelled Cummins, not Cummings.
