LIVE
SPENT IN OLUMINRIN WATERFALL, ERIN-IJESA, ORIADE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OSUN STATE,
NIGERIA. 19TH MARCH, 2016.
Erin Ijesha (Olumirin) is a seven step
waterfall in Osun State , Nigeria.
The waterfalls is a whole new
exciting and awe inspiring experience with nature.
Each step of the waterfall has a
flowing fountain that marks the mystical nature of the place.
The waterfall is a stunning
assemblage of seven unique levels, with each level providing a whole new
outlook when compared to the previous level.
The water fall exudes a therapeutic ambiance which only something natural can produce. Climbing the levels of the
waterfall is quiet a daunting one for any climber but one that is really exciting and worth the effort.
The first level is so beautiful and
astonishing, I have never seen anything like it before in my life. The water
flowed with a rhythm and just watching it gives you a soothing feeling.
It was so inviting I couldn’t stop
myself from having a feel of it; I needed to feel the water on my skin. Not
minding my hair, I went in.
How it welcomed me with a full
embrace like a lost child, it took a lot of cajole to get me out of the
water. Something that mostly baffled me is that the more much noise are raised
is the more the pouring of the water from the top layers (God is awesome).
Climbing further through the curves
and stones that garnished the elevated landscape, my friends (Hortega and OSB)
are wondering as how I placed my legs on the stairs saying "Wo bi Ola
Ariyo se nfo bi OBO” (LOOK HOW OLA ARIYO IS JUMPING LIKE A MONKEY) and they
kept asking if I would want to continue.
I exclaimed “Ore (friend) I must see
where this water is coming from today o”, they laughed. The second level was a
beauty in itself. I thought the first was the most amazing thing I have ever
seen but seeing the second I had a change of mind.
The water snaked lazily through the
height as it picks up it velocity. Yet again I went in to have a feel; the
water slapped my flesh excitingly, pumping out like an imprisoned rebel through
the thickness of the woods.
This time I willing left the water
to see what the third fall has to offer. Later a friend (Hortega) said he is no
more interesting in moving further again (just because he has tired), I and my
other friend (OSB) moved to the last layers till when we get to a dry ground
that lead to Ekiti State, though we are unable to found the source of the water
(maybe it has no source).
As we made our way down, I marveled
at the magnificent craft of supreme architecture.
I told my friend, "GOD IS SO
WONDERFUL’’, just take a look at how this fall structured itself" With a
promise to come back again and complete what we started (that is, to know whether its has source or not).
Looking back at the fall as we made
our way home, I had so many things pondering in my mind, like how this place
came to be, what is the source of the water and does it ever get dry? I made a
mental memory of it and vowed to ask on my next visit.
ERIN-IJESA
(OLUMINRIN) WATERFALLS IS VERY EXCITING.
Yours
OLA ARIYO, OSCOTECH, ESA OKE, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA.
07032798054/
09091703718.
