Clubhouse Under the Falls

When I was a kid, we found a small waterfall on a local creek deep in the woods. My brothers and I got a great idea! We found an old 4- by 8-foot piece of plywood and inserted it at the top of the waterfall, and we used two pieces of wood to hold up the other end of the plywood. We arranged rocks on the edge of the plywood to keep it in place, and lo and behold, water from the creek flowed over the plywood and cascaded off the other end, making a perfect waterfall that completely hid the plywood under the cascade of water. Then we would temporarily hold a piece of wood on the plywood to divert the flow so we could climb underneath this new clubhouse without getting wet. When we removed the piece of wood, we had a full waterfall that hid us underneath the plywood. There was also a natural pool of water formed by the original waterfall that we used as a swimming hole. This made the perfect place for us to play and swim. We even had fun catching and releasing crawfish that lived in the creek. Great memories!

Roger Tench, Huntersville, a member of EnergyUnited