Ryan 
The tallest point in South Carolina is easy to reach and has wide ranging views of the Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee. In the upstate of South Carolina, in the Jocassee Gorges Wilderness Area, is the beautiful and easily accessed Sassafras Mountain. At 3,560 feet it is the highest point in the state. This popular spot…
An easy 1.5 mile loop to a unique feature over Poe Creek – a natural bridge. Keowee/Toxaway State Park of South Carolina is home to a unique, and quite possibly exclusive, geological wonder that you don’t see everywhere – a natural bridge. This isn’t a huge natural bridge like in some neighboring states but it…
Unfortunately, 2017 is looking like it might become a record year for the number of deaths and accidents that have occurred at the various waterfalls in North and South Carolina. While it is difficult to get an exact number, quick research shows that there have been at least six deaths this year along with several…
A historic rest stop with waterfalls, a short hiking trail, and an intersting history. On the Southern edge of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area, literally just off South Carolina’s Highway 11 or the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, is the roadside park known as Wildcat Wayside. It is a small park, only about 60 acres, but…
As the summer wraps up, the kids return to school, and the Labor Day weekend approaches, the harvest season of this year continues the century’s old tradition of bringing food and goods from the farm to the table. Both North and South Carolina produce a number of crops that ripen throughout the year but all…
A waterfall and cave named after the elixir that used to be made in the cave. Sitting just outside the boundary of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area of South Carolina is one of the most beautiful waterfalls of South Carolina – Moonshine Falls. This 40ft waterfall is absolutely stunning as it falls in two sections.…
A rare double waterfall from two different creeks that occur together as they join into a single creek. 2/10’s of a mile downstream from the beautiful Moonshine Falls of Cleveland, South Carolina, is the exceptional Confusion Falls that is somewhat of a rarity when it comes to waterfalls. Confusion Falls is actually two waterfalls, from…
A 1 mile uphill hike gets you to the top of Table Rock Mountain with epic views in every direction. One of the most iconic peaks in North Carolina’s Linville Gorge, Table Rock Mountain, is only a 1 mile hike to the summit. The top of Table Rock provides views in every direction including great…
The Great American Eclipse of 2017 has come and gone but what an incredible experience it was! We were fortunate enough to view it unobstructed from any clouds for the full 2 minutes 37 seconds of totality. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case for some people in some viewing areas as there were clouds rolling through…
A 600 acre park just off the Blue Ridge Parkway with a nice loop trail and waterfall. At milepost 271.9 of the Blue Ridge Parkway is the E.B. Jeffress Park; a 600 acre site which is a memorial to the the late E.B. Jeffress. Mr. Jeffress was originally a newspaper publisher but was considered instrumental…
