Gallery

See the Falls

Photos get close. The sound of the water is the part you have to come hear.

Most of these were taken on one bright day in late summer, with the creek low enough to set a table in it. You can have this to yourselves for an evening at a creekside dinner, or for a few days by staying at the Waterfall House.

A long table laid with china, glassware and a green runner standing in the shallow creek, white folding chairs in the water on both sides — A table in the creek

Two red Adirondack chairs and a navy umbrella at the edge of the plunge pool, the waterfall falling in strands behind them — Two chairs at the falls

Aerial view of Old Falls pouring over the limestone shelf into its sunlit plunge pool, ringed by autumn leaves — Old Falls from the air

A queen bed made up with layered white linens under a canopy of draped canvas — The queen Tempurpedic “tent”

The stone-and-timber OLD FALLS sign standing beside the waterfall, its rusted steel letters catching the light — Old Falls, by name

A plank boardwalk with rope railings leading out to the chairs and umbrella at the foot of the falls — The boardwalk to the water

Green woods and the creek seen through the tall windows of the Waterfall House — The view from inside

Aerial view of the wooded hollow with green pasture, autumn ridges, and the creek winding down toward the falls — The hollow from above

The dark-sided Waterfall House above its deck, red scalloped umbrellas open over the creek — The Waterfall House

The dinner table seen end-on down the creek, place settings and a potted centerpiece running its length — Dinner, looking downstream

An interior sitting room with a linen sofa, bookshelves, and folk art on the walls — The sitting area

Red Adirondack chairs and a stacked wall of cut firewood sheltering under the overhanging limestone ledge — Under the ledge

A wooden footbridge crossing Lick Creek directly beneath Old Falls, lit at dusk — The footbridge at dusk

The stone fire pit ringed by red Adirondack chairs, the waterfall running behind it — The fire pit

The laid dinner table in the creek with the Waterfall House and its red umbrella beyond the trees — The table and the house

The kitchenette counter with a coffee maker, lamp, and framed art above it — The kitchenette counter

A weathered red garden bench under the rock ledge, a Tennessee tri-star painted on a slab of creek stone resting on its seat — A Tennessee bench

The creek running through autumn woods below the falls, a fallen-log bridge spanning it — The creek and the crossing log

Wrought-iron loungers and a scalloped red umbrella on the green deck overlooking the creek — The deck above the creek

A blue-and-white planter of red blooms and ferns at the centre of the table, the log footbridge blurred beyond — The centerpiece

A built-in breakfast nook with woven chairs and a small table beside a window — The eating nook

The Waterfall House seen from the creek bed, its red umbrella open above the rocks — The house from the water

A place setting of gold-rimmed china and copper cutlery on a pale green runner, a blue-rose napkin folded alongside — A place at the table

The upper deck of the Waterfall House at night, warm light spilling onto the boards — The upper deck at night

The OLD FALLS sign wall in deep afternoon shade, its stone base and rusted letters catching the last light — The sign in shade

A wine glass and a potted fern on the table runner, the creek dissolving into green light behind — Glassware by the water

The full length of the laid table with the house beyond, ferns and red blooms down the centre — Set for the evening