Reelfoot Lake

A few weeks ago when we were at my grandparents house Matt and I drove the kids up to Reelfoot Lake. Matt and I both went there lots of times as kids...me b/c my grandparents live about 5 miles from it so it was neat thing to do when we visited them and Matt grew up camping there with the Boy Scouts. The kids love going up there and I figured it might be the last time we went....little did I know that it would be the last time we went there while visiting my grandparents.

If you don't know anything about Reelfoot it is a lake created by an earthquake. I believe it was back in the 1800's. There is a neat story behind it having to do with the Indian chief's daughter. There is a neat wooden walkway at one spot that offers some neat sites/picture opportunities. We normally see tons of turtles and sometimes a snake or 2 (luckily no snakes this time just turtles). There is also an area that has an eagle habitat that houses eagles no longer able to live in the wild. I love the cypress trees with their funny roots.

The kids checking out an eagle


Walking on the boardwalk


Beautiful views of the lake...it is a huge lake!




The roots of the cypress trees, the lake was way down b/c of the lack of rain...I have seen the root systems complete under water some years.


A baby turtle sunbathing on a log


These flowers were blooming everywhere