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An interesting and beautiful water feature in the Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve of South Carolina. In the upstate of South Carolina, a few miles south of the North Carolina border in the Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve, is an interesting and beautiful section of Eastatoe Creek called Eastatoe Narrows or just The Narrows. This short section…
Since Monday, October 23rd, Chimney Rock State Park has been closed due to the collapse of a major retaining wall at the park. The region experienced significant rainfall during this period and it proved to be too much for the steep mountainside at the upper parking lot area. Since then state officials have been accessing…
A moderate loop hike with a pond, creek, and a beautiful mountain pasture. A great hike to take if you are in the area! Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Julian Price Memorial Park area near Blowing Rock North Carolina is the short and moderate hike known as the Green Knob trail. This…
Two beautiful and easily reached waterfalls inside the Pisgah National Forest. Just a short distance off Highway 215 in the Southern Pisgah National Forest near Canton North Carolina are two beautiful and easy to reach waterfalls – Sam Branch Falls and Wash Hollow Falls. Both waterfalls are extremely beautiful and only about 1/4 of a…
Enjoy stunning views on this short moderate hike to the double knob summit of Sam Knob. Just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Pisgah National Forest, at the edge of the Shining Rock Wilderness Area, is the impressive and easily reached bald summit of Sam Knob. At just over 6,000 ft, it offers beautiful…
Fall! Leaves, apples, cider, cool temperatures, hayrides, corn mazes, glorious fall! Perhaps one of my favorite fall traditions is picking a pumpkin; the color, the shape, the texture and the creativity that is sparked by merely looking at all the varieties to choose from is one of the most exciting things about visiting a pumpkin…
A wonderful loop hike to a series of waterfalls with a nice summer swimming hole. Just off highway 181 in the Pisgah National Forest, a few miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway, is the wonderful loop hike – Upper Creek Falls. This area is made up of a series of several waterfalls along with…
Federally designated wilderness areas are defined as “an area where the earth and community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain” and “an area of undeveloped Federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, which is protected and managed so…
A beautiful 60ft waterfall located on private property but the property owners generously allow public access. *** Eastatoe Falls is no longer publicly accessible *** Our video is included for reference only. Just south of Rosman North Carolina off Highway 178 is the beautiful and easily reached waterfall – Eastatoe Falls. It is a 60ft…
Beautiful rock formations, cliffs, and views that are accessible via a short 1.5 mile moderate trail. The Linville Gorge Wilderness area of Western North Carolina has a number of trails that explore the various features, areas, and mountains in this rugged wilderness. One of these areas is known as The Chimneys and it features some…
