(Richie) Cunningham (lookalike) Falls

Sunday started off really well after I actually slept until 7 AM. Doing/playing/being this whole adult/grown-up thing has really changed my sleep patterns. I used to get up closer to 10 on the weekends and always wanted to stay in bed for a few hours, but not anymore. Even after a night of partying (which was not the case on Friday), I still wakup closer to 6 and my body gives me no inclination to just stay in bed since I'm wide awake. Anyway, I made my way to Cunningham Falls about an hour north of DC for some nice state park hiking. When I parked, I saw a wallet next to an SUV and figured it was the SUV's owner's wallet so I did the right thing, and took all of his money and maxed out all of his credit cards. Don't worry, I did the courteous thing and left the empty wallet, I mean, I couldn't leave him totally empty-handed.

The falls really were cool to see and listen to, but the hiking left a little to be desired. I'm not a fan of trails with large rocks to climb over since I have a habit of toppling over so I'm relegated to the "easy" trails. Unfortunately, the longest easy trail where we parked was 0.5 miles to the falls. It was okay since I was falling asleep while walking and really needed a nap, but it would have been good to get a lengthy walk. There's something about the forrest's calmness and quiet that really lends itself to naptime...oh yeah, it's calmness and quiet.

When you approach the falls, you may view the water from two decks that extend over a creek and some rocks. Of course, you could also sidestep the decks and climb up the rocky slope that runs along the waterfall. Somehow, I made it 1/3 of the way up the fall's rocks. I tend to fall over quite easily so I wasn't about to take any chances by climbing higher. Cunningham Falls also offers several other trails that are very difficult if that's your level. Oh yeah, about the wallet story...I did see a wallet, wrapped it in some paper, placed it under the SUV's windshield wiper, and wrote, "I found this underneath your car." Let's hope it was his and the whole pay it forward thing happens, though I never saw the movie so I'm just winging the reference.