South Carolina

Spoonauger Falls

I first visited Spoonauger Falls in late February 2016.  It was an overcast day, with lots of rain falling in the days prior to my hike.  I was in this area to make a return visit to King Creek Falls.  My 1st visit was over 2 years ago, and I wanted to return under better …

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Long Creek Falls Along the Chattooga

 It was a late January Sunday afternoon.  We had just spent 1-2 hours exploring each waterfall at Brasstown Falls.  It had already been a great day, and a great weekend as well.  I had spent time the previous day in NE Georgia seeing waterfalls, and had seen some waterfalls the same day before Brasstown.  I could …

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Moonshine Falls – First Visit 08/16/15 – Get Your Shine On

This days hiking destination was to be Moonshine Falls, a 40 foot drop from an overhanging cliff with a lot of room behind the falls. I have wanted to visit here for some time now. I knew the waterfall wasn’t particularly big or on a large flow stream. It is one of the Carolina Mountain …

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Virginia Hawkins Falls 

   I finally found my way to Virginia Hawkins Falls in late April 2015.  I feel kind of silly for it taking so long, especially seeing how many times I have driven right past it.  It is a beautiful 25 foot waterfall that seems more difficult to reach than it really is.  From the trailhead, …

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Yellow Branch Falls – 2014’s First and Last Waterfall

Yellow Branch Falls made such an impact on me on New Years Day 2014, that I vowed to return. While I was there, I had a major problem trying to photograph this very wide waterfall. The widest lens I had was the 18-55 mm kit lens that came with the camera. This was ok in …

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