Can’t let #valentinesday pass without a nod to another one of our great loves… #bankheadnationalforest - hoping the woods enjoy and benefit from predicted rainfall this week. “Upper White Creek Falls with the Valentine Pool” - 📷 @kozdok 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ #waterfalls #northalabama #upperwhitecreekfalls #sipseywilderness #deepwoods #chasingwaterfalls #hiking #outside #explore #alabama #alabamalakes #alabamalife #smithlakethingstodo #smithlakearea #smithlakedaytrip #smithlakebackroads #smithlakecommunity #livelifelakeside #visitsmithlake #smithlake #smithlakealabama #smithlakeal #smithlakemagazine #thelakesidelifemagazine #thelakesidelife (at Bankhead National Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/Coq9Y2Jspej/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thanks to lots of January rain, waterfalls have been singing in the #landofathousandwaterfalls - here are 4 of them: 1. Near Capsey Creek 2. Deer Skull 3. Wolfpen Branch 4. Parker Branch Plan a group hike in this massive wonderland in the future. Join Bankhead Hiking groups on Facebook and do diligent research before you embark. 📷 @kozdok 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ #waterfalls #northalabama #bankheadnationalforest #sipseywilderness #deepwoods #chasingwaterfalls #hiking #outside #explore #alabama #alabamalakes #alabamalife #smithlakethingstodo #smithlakearea #smithlakedaytrip #smithlakebackroads #smithlakecommunity #livelifelakeside #visitsmithlake #smithlake #smithlakealabama #smithlakeal #smithlakemagazine #thelakesidelifemagazine #thelakesidelife (at William B. Bankhead National Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CofWX4eLgAA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We can stand the rain another day while we know the headwaters of the lake are flowing beautifully. 〰️〰️🌧️〰️〰️ “You never know what you might find if you follow a side stream at Bankhead” - 📷 @kozdok 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ #waterfall #northalabama #bankheadnationalforest #sipseywilderness #deepwoods #chasingwaterfalls #hiking #outside #explore #alabama #alabamalakes #alabamalife #smithlakethingstodo #smithlakearea #smithlakedaytrip #smithlakebackroads #smithlakecommunity #livelifelakeside #visitsmithlake #smithlake #smithlakealabama #smithlakeal #smithlakemagazine #thelakesidelifemagazine #thelakesidelife (at William B. Bankhead National Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKr5zWrHuK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sometimes the beauty in #bankheadnationalforest is in a scene happened-upon - subtle, quiet, hidden, yet glorious. Plan a hiking trip into the deep woods this year. Rainy season brings lively waterfalls that beckon visitors, but also look for the less chased magic in every little thing. 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ “A rocky stream flows beneath the hemlock trees in Bankhead National Forest” - 📷 @kozdok 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ #landofathousandwaterfalls #smithlakethingstodo #smithlakearea #sipseywilderness #smithlakedaytrips #hiking #outdoors #alabama #alabamalife #smithlakecommunity #lakeside #lewissmithlake #livelifelakeside #visitsmithlake #smithlake #smithlakealabama #smithlakeal #smithlakemagazine #thelakesidelifemagazine #thelakesidelife (at Bankhead National Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn4g8HYr6Nu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This sweet little church is such a big part of the lake area’s history. Put it on your list of places to see in the area. 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ “Corinth Historic Church is on the #alabamahallelujahtrail . It is located in Winston County in the #bankheadnationalforest ” - 📷 @wherewillwegonext 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ #smithlakearea #smithlakethingstodo #smithlakedaytrips #alabamatrails #sipseywilderness #thelandofathousandwaterfalls #alabama #alabamalakes #smithlakecommunity #smithlakesocial #lakeside #lewissmithlake #livelifelakeside #visitsmithlake #smithlake #smithlakealabama #smithlakeal #smithlakemagazine #thelakesidelife (at Lewis Smith Lake) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck9zLmDLXm1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=