We hiked the two-mile trail at Hemlock Cliffs in Hoosier National Forest.
A tall canopy of trees surrounds the beginning of this hiking trail.
At times, the trail is narrow and steep.
While venturing to the falls at Hemlock Cliffs, I spotted a cougar track just off the trail. The photo on the left is the original, and the one on the right has an overlay of a cougar track.
Farther down the trail we came upon stairs to take us deeper into the valley and closer to the cliffs.
The landscape drastically changed, and the temperature cooled while climbing down into the valley.
Hemlock Cliffs is the largest vertical drop in topography in Indiana.
The diversity of the trail and scenery from the beginning of the hike to the Hemlock Cliffs was delightful and worth every step.
USDA Forest Service. "Hemlock Cliffs." Hoosier National Forest. N.p.: USDA Forest Service, 2000. Print.
