Falls Branch Falls — Getting to the falls is pretty challenging with all the downed trees around and the “steps” that consist of a little brook that seems to have come out of now where, but makes the trip down (and up) a little tricky if you’re not paying attention. But what’s even more challenging Read More …
Falls Branch Falls Over the weekend, my family and I drive up the Cherohala Skyway in the Cherokee National Forest and hiked the Falls Branch Falls trail. This mile and a half trail starts off pretty easy and I would have to say that a very large majority of the trail is downhill. Once you Read More …
Over the Hill The next time I head out to this area of the Cherokee National Forest, I hope to make it over this hill. This spot of the river is quite intriguing to me, with the walls of the rock on both sides, the hole in the wall on the left, and no idea Read More …
There Is Always Next Time For the past several posts, I have been talking about this creek/river that I’ve been exploring that doesn’t have a trail or type of path. This place is nothing but waterfall after waterfall surrounded by steep hills on both sides. The only real way to get up this creek is Read More …
One day the family and I took a short hike up the Bald River Gorge. While I was eager to get out of the house for a few hours, this trip wasn’t planned to well. It was windy and colder than I had anticipated, plus the trail was a bit rockier than I thought, so Read More …
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I don’t think this waterfall has a particular name, not one that I can find anyway. This is a waterfall that can sometimes be seen to the right of Bald River Falls. This is a very tall waterfall that cascades down the very steep mountainside. This waterfall falls into a small pool and then trickles Read More …
This is a small fall from part of the larger known Conasauga Falls. It’s always a given that in the list of shots to take while at a water fall, is the whole waterfall, but often overlooked are the different sections of the waterfall. Each section has it’s own personality. They flow and react differently Read More …