It wasn't frozen but lots of icicles on the falls.
After a few minutes, we hiked back and continued on the trail back to the historic site, passing around the small pond.
Finishing up the loop, we walked over to the historic buildings.
The doors were unlocked so we walked around inside a bit.
After a quick tour, we took off.
From here, we next stopped at Stumphouse Tunnel Park. After paying admission, we parked for the falls. It was a short hike to the overlook for Issaqueena Falls.
In winter, the view from the overlook is pretty nice.
I climbed down to the base for a closer view. There were lots of icicles on the waterfall in the cold weather.
Although the lighting was poor, the bright sunlight did make a nice rainbow in the spray of the falls.
We headed back and then went to Stumphouse Tunnel.
The tunnel was constructed in the mid 19th century for a railroad line through the area. Work ceased during the Civil War and was never resumed, leaving the tunnel incomplete.
We walked back as far as we could go.
There were a lot of icicles around the entrance, but the tunnel itself was mild.
From here, we headed into Walhalla for lunch at Trailhead Tavern. Back towards Pickens, we made a stop at Nine Times Preserve.
This little Nature Conservancy property was very close to our cabin. We hiked the Rocky Bald Loop Trail and headed up the mountain. In about a half-mile, we came to Nine Times Falls.
It's an ephemeral waterfall on a very small tributary so there wasn't much water flowing. It would need a very heavy rain to really look good.
After a couple pictures, we continued on the loop trail. There wasn't much more uphill and soon we headed back down.
We headed back to the cabin and took Harper to the library after the sun went down.
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