That's a glacial pothole you have there.

Our recent attempt to become more familiar with the many towns in the Valley and along the Mowhawk trail led us to the wonderful home of Dr. William Cosby, Shelburne Falls. And while we are saving our stalking of his house for next time, we did catch a glimpse of the folksy community everyone is always talking about.

Our journey began at the Bridge of Flowers, a famous abandoned former trolley bridge that is now used to house more than 500 varieties of flowers! And better yet, the beautiful display is tended to by the Shelburne Falls Womens Club. It is this sort of community out here that brings a smile to my face every day.

Above: A plaque outside of the bridge thanks those who donated to the restoration in 1983-1984.

Above: Chris and I entering the green bridge. It's difficult to find space to get a photo of the larger bridge.

Above: View of the traffic bridge from the bridge of flowers.

Above: One of the hundreds of beautiful flowers. I could only imagine what this place looks like in July.

On to the next stop. Now, in New Hampshire I have visit stone quarries for pothole swimming, but I had never been to the glacial potholes of Shelburne Falls. I have to say I wasn't expecting something as awesome as what we discovered.

Just a couple of hundred of feet away from the bridge of flowers, an eerie wooden sign is posted on the side of an old brick building in downtown Shelburne Falls. The sign prepares visitors for the natural wonder you are about to see just 400 feet away.

Above: From our first views of the Glacial Potholes, we realized how amazing it was that we had not yet been to this cool spot just 20 minutes away.

Above: This more calm water looked great for swimming. There were some people enjoying it already while were there.

Above:This rock rocked.

Above: The water falls were very tranquil. This would be an amazing place to read.

Above: Ah, natural foot massage.

Above: The land of a thousand cool potholes.

Above: The waterfalls were nuts. Every once and a while they let the gates above go and a flood of water rushes down ever harder than this.

Above: Tranquility at its best.

Above: Pensive Chris.

Above: Chris is a weekend geologist.

Above: Toots on the rocks.

Following our exploration of the glacial potholes, we checked out a couple more Shelburne Falls spots before heading home including:

Yoga

Handful.

Fudge Factory

Wine bar.

Conclusion: Shelburne Falls was a pretty cool place. We will definitely return. Stay tuned for future bloggin's y'all.