Still here? Still Reading? Still want to go? Ok, I thought that may scare you, but you are very brave, very brave indeed! So onto the directions. Nothing says "C'mon in" like bulletholes! The gate and bullet ridden reflective sign I am not exaggerating here, go ahead and Google it, I'll wait. The cottonmouths (water moccasins) were so thick, I nearly stepped on one while stepping over another. On our hike we spotted a couple of copperheads, a timber rattlesnake and countless cottonmouths. So if you have an Indiana Jones like fear of our scaly, legless, cold blooded, slitherers, don't come here until winter or late fall (it's still beautiful then).
And I'm talking a lot of snakes, lots and lots of poisonous snakes. Since I've decided to share my precious hideaway, let me start with one reason you may not want to visit in spring, summer, and early fall.
These guys (and gals) are everywhere in Lower Rock Creek. So, I admit, I wanted to keep it secret, keep it hidden, keep it "remote" for just a bit longer, but that simply isn't fair to anyone (or the Mark Twain National Forest for that matter). On our hike we found no trash (so if you visit, please keep it this way), no well trampled trail and heard not a single unnatural noise or sound. Due to the sheer beauty of the area and the pure lack of any real, discernible trace of human influence on the landscape, I simply didn't want to let others know about it. The reason behind my potential omission was wholly selfish. Other hikers and soul seekers may refer to it as Dark Hollow, Lower Rock Creek (this seems to be one of the most accepted names), or even the Trackler Mountain trail, I believe that no matter what you want to call this remote and relatively undisturbed forest, you'll leave calling it magical.Ī little something left as thanks for a great hike! I prefer to call the area Cathedral Canyon because the serenity and staggering beauty there may only be truly matched by a quiet cathedral. A birds eye view from a bluff overlooking Lower Rock Creek.Ĭathedral Canyon is a gorgeous and seemingly remote part of the Mark Twain National Forest, that goes by many names.
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