Waterfalls

We're back from our trip to the mountains. We camped at Mt. Pisgah, which was nice except for the rain both nights. Our tent held up pretty well overall. I felt kind of silly for forgetting my fleece and got pretty chilly a couple of times. However, it was a great camping experience. In fact, we had such a nice time Amanda is itching to go back already which is something that rarely happens right after a trip.

The goal for this trip was to see some waterfalls. We hiked quite a bit and got a few good photos. I didn't include the photos for the waterfalls that we didn't have to work much for. There are some that don't require any hiking and there are some that will reward your persistence. Captions follow each photo.


This was Moore's Cave falls. The hike was only about 3/4 mile each way and not too tough. In fact, we found a mom and little girl there when we arrived. The girl was about 4 and was having a great time splashing around under the falls and in the little pools near it. The water is not particularly impressive, but the drop is and there is a small cave behind the falls as well.



I don't remember the name of this one, but I do remember that we had to hike for 10-15 minutes to get to it. Getting down to it was probably the hardest part. Fortunately, there are so many roots and rocks that they form something of a natural staircase.



This is where we had our picnic. It was hard to get a really good photo of this falls because it is really high. We had our lunch on a rock much closer to it. Getting down to this one was an adventure that involved walking off trail for a bit. I am happy to say that we never got our feet wet though. This falls was maybe 1/3 to 1/2 way into a 4.5 mile loop hike.



This is one of the waterfalls used in the filming of "Last of the Mohicans". We saw this after a fairly brief hike at Chimney Rock Park. After paying $14/person to get into the park we felt compelled to look around the park as well. We also climbed the stairs to the top of Chimney Rock, which afforded us a really nice view. They also have an elevator, but that would not have been quite as satisfying.