Dupont Forest

High Falls in DuPont State Forest 

I haven’t been to DuPont State Forest in several years now.  It is a great place, with some wonderful waterfalls.  These waterfalls are some of the very early ones visited that really planted the “Waterfall Chasing” seed in me.  However, due to its ease of access, numerous trails, numerous waterfalls varying in size and shape, …

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An Early Taste of Fall in Far Western NC

It’s early fall in western NC again!! While we wait here in the piedmont for the leaves to change, the beautiful color transformation is already well underway in the mountains of NC, especially above 5000 ft. As I write this, color is moving down the mountains a little each day. This report is about a …

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DuPont State Forest – January Thaw 2013

<a Well, call it déjà vu…..unseasonably warm weather in January again. It seems like I was writing about this last year at this time when my Waterfallshiker blog began. A week has passed by since my last hike and entry. At that point I was hiking to a beautiful 69 foot waterfall in Virginia through …

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Dupont Forest – NC Waterfalls 101

Dupont Forest is to me what is best described as “NC Land of the Waterfalls 101”.  I am often asked by friends, co-workers, and family/extended family members where a good place would be to go see some waterfalls.   My answer is almost always Dupont Forest.  I have seen quite a few waterfalls in NC. …

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