My hiking adventures
6/14/20 Lisa and I We are going home from the Smokey's today. Today is day 4 and I really need to get back home. Lisa is going to get a nearby waterfall and since I have FOMO I'm going with her. We headed to Bryson City. We went to the trailhead which was in the... Continue Reading →
Lisa snd I 7/12/19 7 am we headed out. No exact plan because it was going to be a 2 night trek but things change. Lisa had a VERY aggressive waterfall list from Highlands, Robbinsville, Murphy, Franklin, and Collowhee. We decided to go to Cullowhee first. The plan was now Piney Mountain Falls and Bearwallow... Continue Reading →
4/22/19 Lisa and I Lisa decided to take a vacation day to go hiking with me. What a good friend! It wasn't hard to twist her arm though. We left at 7 am. With 2 choices of Balsam Grove or Shining Rock we headed toward Brevard NC. The first stop was Big Bearwallow Falls. We... Continue Reading →
3/24/19 Brandi, Christy, Michelle, Justin, jack and I I had a great adventure with old and new friends. A hiker named Michelle Saw this waterfall on Facebook and asked where it was. That person didn't respond but Jack offered to take her. Brandi saw it and joined. Christy and I jumped in. We met at... Continue Reading →
2/8. -2/9 Mike and I After working Friday we jump in the car with a suitcase and camping stuff. No plan. We headed to the mountains and created a plan on the way. I wanted to go to Crabtree Falls off the Blue Ridge Parkway. The plan kept changing because of time but we ended... Continue Reading →
2/1/19 Lisa and I 10 miles We are still chasing the first 100 waterfalls in NC in Kevin Adams Waterfall book while sprinkling in some on the next 100. I'm now at 60 (of the first 100) and I think Lisa has a bit more. I had to be back early so we left just... Continue Reading →
1/21/19 Lisa and I 7 miles It is cold! Our day started off at 16 degrees in Western NC. Lisa bought these buffs for us. 🤔 We headed west of Brevard in the Middle Prong/Shining Rock Wilderness of the Pisgah National Forest. All of these waterfalls were off Hwy 215 between Rosman and Canton NC.... Continue Reading →
8/17/18 - 8/18/18 Lisa and I This picture is at the end of day one. We found 9 waterfalls Friday and 3 on Saturday in Cashiers, Highlands and Franklin NC. Truthfully we put on a ton of miles in the car but did end up with 10 miles Friday and 5 miles Saturday. We left... Continue Reading →
There is a book by Kevin Adams called NC Waterfalls. He is a photographer and has photographed 500 waterfalls in NC. It has a page or two for each falls, with pictures, directions, height, length of trail and details of the hike. On his website he has a couple waterfall challenges. He has a 100... Continue Reading →
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