has it that Welsh prince Medoc visited America hundreds of years before Columbus. Northern Alabama was one of the places he visited after landing in Mobile Bay. (The website: http://www.desotostatepark.com then go to "legends".) After reading a little about the legend, even the part that Medoc was part of the "King Arthur" legacy, I decided it was something to see.The hike to the drop off was about 1/2 mile. You need to drop down about 5-7 ft to reach a 2 ft-4ft ledge. The 4 ft ledge is at the beginning then the ledge is about 2 ft wide. The drop-off to the valley is ~ 350 feet.
It was fairly easy to get to the first 3 caves, not too bad to get to the 4th cave, but to get to the 5th cave, you will need repelling gear or to do rock climbing.It was easy to see the columns that had been made similar to those in castles/cathedrals in the 12th century. History has descriptions of the actual walls at the cliff side of the caves but they did not exist any longer. You could see the square shaped rocks that had been hauled away or fallen from the "caves".
The views were great!
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How do you get there?
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