We're thankful someone informed us of the natural beauties found in the Cumberland Falls State Park in Kentucky. The area has several waterfalls, miles of hiking trails, and offers a variety of water sports. Joel, Ashlea, and I spent Saturday at the Cumberland Falls and Eagle Falls (shown in the pictures). Cumberland Falls, with its semi-horseshoe shape, has been dubbed the Niagara of the South. It is the only waterfall in the western hemisphere that has regular moonbows. At each full moon (and a day on either side of the full moon), if the sky is clear, a moonbow will form over the falls. Saturday night/Sunday morning was a scheduled time, so we duly took our afternoon naps, so we could stay up until 1:00 a.m. in hopes of seeing the phenomenon. Sure enough, around 12:30 a.m., we began to see the bow form, and as the hour passed, it became more visible. The bow didn't form a complete arch, more common in the colder months, but it was worth the wait!
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