Virgin Falls, Sparta, Tennessee

Sparta Tennessee is a little town in the middle of Crossville and Cookeville. It has a gas station, a library and a car dealership. As you drive down Route 127 you will see mobile homes that need some welding done as well as sturdy brick tri levels. This area doesn't appear exceptionally beautiful from the road but when you take a right or a left depending on what you want to see there are beautiful cascading waterfalls and vistas that will knock your sandals off. This is Virgin Falls. It's approximately a 5 mile drive off of 127 and a 5 mile hike in and totally worth it.

Virgin Falls TN

This waterfall is a beauty. It takes 4 hours just to get to her. Her beginning is a cave opening and her end is another cave. The water seems to come out just to get touched by light and then disappears back to solitude. It is a must see. To see more pictures of Virgin Falls you can go to Hovlandphotography.com under places TN.

The Buckmoth stops here

This Buck Moth Caterpillar was just hanging around, eating some leaves, enjoying it's day until we scooped it up and trapped it in some tupperware. We put it on this big, blue hydrangea and made the picture that you see here. We know it's not as romantic as just coming upon it in the forest & capturing it in just the right light but he was so interesting that we just had to get a good shot. We took him back to the place that we found him the next day (that is the romantic part).