North Carolina

Soco Falls June 2015 – Some Improvements

   There is good news to be reported from Soco Falls.  There have been some improvements to the treacherous trail that leads down to the base.  It is hard to describe what all they have done.  The ropes have been replaced for one.  Also, it appears that work either has been done or is in …

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Setrock Creek Falls – June Quick Hike

For prints, please click here: Setrock Creek Falls – Fine Art America .    I visited Setrock Creek Falls recently, on the same deary day that I visited Roaring Fork Falls. These 2 waterfalls are usually always visited together as they are both off the same turnoff from NC Hwy 80. While Setrock Creek Falls is considerably …

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A Special Hike Along The Horsepasture River 

   The Horsepasture River in southwest NC runs but a short distance at a little over 18 miles long, before in emptys into Lake Jocasse in northern South Carolina.  Even shorter is the 4.5 mile section from NC 281 to Lake Jocasse that is designated a wild and scenic river.  In this stretch of river …

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High Falls on the West Fork Tuckaseegee River Trip Report 4/18/15

Most of the time, High Falls, or Cullowhee Falls as it is known to some is a nice, very tall 150 ft waterfall with a low flow. Today, 4/18/15 was the first scheduled dam release this season from Lake Glenvile, that transforms this pretty waterfall into one of the most powerful, raging waterfalls in North …

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Elk Falls to Jones Falls – The Return …3 Years Later

 It’s hard to believe that it has been 3 years since I made my first trip to Jones Falls in extreme eastern Tennessee. I first visited here in February of 2012 after reading some interesting blogs about other waterfall opportunities that existed right there starting at Elk Falls, in Elk Park, NC.

Ice Falls Day Trip 2015

 I nearly missed this opportunity!  As we suffered through one of the coldest periods in recent memory, wonderful photos of normal waterfalls transformed into unique ice sculptures, carved only by the fastest of the moving waters began to show on Social Media everywhere.  I had a Sunday all set up to get out into …

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Courthouse Falls Winter Hike 2/14/15

After spending an incredible afternoon viewing a photographing the Living Waters Waterfalls, I had time for maybe 1 more closeby waterfall before I had to head for home. I was only a few miles down the highway from where Forest Rd 140 met up with NC 215 at the Courthouse Creek Bridge. I had planned …

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Stone Mountain State Park Winter Hike

Well, if the recent 60’s weren’t enough, today we hit the low 70’s, in February…Crazy! There was no way that I was not going to find a way to get out and enjoy this. My choice today was Stone Mountain State Park. Stone Mountain State Park is one of my favorite places to hike, especially …

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