In August, I visited my elementary school friend and college roommate, Janie Craig, who lives in Fayetteville, Tennessee. She agreed to accompany me to a Tennessee Natural Area called Short Springs near Tullahoma. Short Springs is on a country road a few miles outside the town of Tullahoma-if you blink you will miss the water tower and sign which mark the spot! The trail to Bobo Creek is an easy short walk to reach Lower Busby Falls. This area is unique because of the shale layers which look like someone has carved out steps on the edge of the creek and in the cascades.
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fter hiking down a steep trail to get to Machine Falls, we almost missed the falls. We had to walk along the edge of the creek and around a curve in the creek to see the 60 foot high Machine Falls. Even in the dry August, this area was lush and green and beautiful. I would never have expected such a beautiful area from the nondescript entrance to the area. I plan to go back in the spring when according to the website this is one of the "very best spring wildflower locations in the state".
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