LaMance Falls

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</tr> </table> <![endif]></v:textbox> <w:wrap type="topAndBottom" anchorx="margin" anchory="page"></w:wrap> </v:rect><![endif][if !vml][endif][if gte vml 1]></o:wrapblock><![endif]LaMance Falls is a beautiful falls south of Basecamp Wartburg. It is on private property so not many people get to see it.

When I was in high school in the early 60’s, I played on a girl’s softball team coached by Sam Knisley. One summer evening after a game, several members of the team went for a “Slumber Party” at Sue’s house. After a post game supper and girl talk, we took a short walk through the woods to LaMance Falls and went skinny dippin’ in the moonlight…jumping off the high falls and swimming around in the cold water…and giggling as girls do at the risqué adventure we had had.

My husband laughed at my story….says he was hiding in the woods and he knew at that moment that I was the girl for him. ……