Revisiting Ozone Falls + High Ground Park

Prior to my family reunion up in LaFollette, Tennessee, I had a chance to take some of my immediate family back to my favorite areas in or around Knoxville.
My first stop: Ozone Falls. As you can see from one of my previous posts, Ozone Falls is one of the prettier, more undisturbed areas in East Tennessee.
It was definitely a little less powerful this time around because we haven't had quite as much rain as we did the last time I came, but it was still pretty impressive. Plus, with the sun poking its head out, we had the chance to actually take a dip in the oasis this time around.

The water was perfect. There's really not a better way to describe it. It was a hot day, and the water was cool - but not too cool. Like the perfect, refreshing temperature.
If you stood under it, the waterfall was plenty powerful too. Plus, it actually kicked up a gust of wind that made it really chilly - chillier than I had anticipated for sure.




It was plenty beautiful, and I was really glad my family got to check it out. In the photo above to the left, my brother and I took a dip in the waterfall.

One other place I take everybody that comes and visits me while I'm up here is a place called High Ground Park. I randomly stumbled upon it while Google searching where to watch sunsets in Knoxville. It's a little spot at the edge of a cliff that overlooks the city and gives a fantastic view of the sunset.
The first trip I took up there, I was hopeful. But it surpassed even my wildest expectation. Below is a quick photo dump of a few of my trips there. Spectacular.