There’s a free event just outside of Cashiers, North Carolina every February called the Great Sapphire Valley Resort Outhouse Races. The race is a charity event to benefit the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society. Local clubs and businesses build outhouses on skis … Continued
Rocky Broad Riverwalk is a tourist attraction in the shadow of Chimney Rock in North Carolina. It’s right off of Hwy 74 between Lake Lure and the Hwy 64 junction. It’s basically just a path along the boulders in the … Continued
Whitewater Falls is right on the SC/NC state line in the Nantahala National Forest. Technically, the upper falls are in North Carolina and the lower falls are in South Carolina. View this post on Instagram Left to right: Upper Whitewater … Continued
Hooker Falls is a 12-foot high ledge waterfall and swimming hole in Dupont State Park. It’s just over the North Carolina line from the upstate region of South Carolina. The swimming area is larger and an Olympic-size pool. This park … Continued
Graveyard Fields is one of the most popular attractions along the North Carolina stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s in the Pisgah National Forest just below Black Balsam Knob Mountain and about seven miles north of Frying Pan Mountain … Continued
Black Balsam Knob Mountain might be my favorite spot on my usual stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s in Pisgah National Forest just above Graveyard Fields, and about ten miles north of Frying Pan Mountain Lookout Tower. It’s also … Continued
Frying Pan Mountain Lookout Tower sits atop Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. The tower was built in 1941 and is around 70 feet tall. It provides panoramic views of Cold Mountain, Shining Rock Wilderness Area, and Mount Mitchell, which … Continued
Triple Falls in DuPont State Park is one of my favorite places to hike. The park is made up of more than 10,000 acres of forest, trails, and waterfalls just over the North Carolina line from the upstate region of … Continued
Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades is a waterfall right off of Highway 215 in Pisgah National Forest. It’s about a mile and a half north of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, close to Bubbling Spring Branch Falls and Wildcat … Continued
Wildcat Falls is a waterfall right off of Highway 215 in the Pisgah National Forest. It’s almost a mile north of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina, between Bubbling Spring Branch Falls and Bubbling Spring Branch Cascades. There’s a … Continued