Album Waterfalls

[OwenM]

Best hike...at least on official trails...in the BSF!

Ummm...there's an unofficial route that's even better?!? I'd love to hear about that!
It's hard for me to rank my favorite dayhikes(since a lot of my overnighters could also be done in a day if I didn't have to drive several hours to get to them after working all night), but Honey Creek Loop is up there, at least in the Southeast.

 

[BJett]

Ummm...there's an unofficial route that's even better?!? I'd love to hear about that!
It's hard for me to rank my favorite dayhikes(since a lot of my overnighters could also be done in a day if I didn't have to drive several hours to get to them after working all night), but Honey Creek Loop is up there, at least in the Southeast.

Come to think of it, that loop does have more variety than anything I've done off trail. The Laurel Fork of North Whiteoak Creek is a very remote and rugged gem full of surprises but its tough getting in there. No trails and very wild.

 

[OwenM]

These are all from Tennessee.
Northrup Falls, Colditz Cove State Natural Area:


Slave Falls, Big South Fork NRRA:


Bottom tier of Crystal Falls, Pickett State Park:


Double Falls, Pickett State Park:

 

[Arizona Jones]

 

[Yvonne]

Moose Falls, Yellowstone

 

[kwc]

Salmon River Falls in the western Adirondacks (Tug Hill Plateau)


We were a bit surprised that there wasn’t more water flowing over the falls but it has been relatively dry


Closer view


Looking downriver from the top of the falls


looking upriver from the top of the falls


looking at the edge of the falls

 

[OwenM]

These are from April 1, 2. The short Greeter Loop at Savage Gulf in TN, and the Walls of Jericho in AL.

Upper Greeter Falls



The very picturesque Lower Greeter Falls




Dang it! Why is my picture sideways?


My personal favorite, because it's down in a small gorge that I love to play in, and make an obstacle course of, Lower Boardtree Falls. Unfortunately, this was as close as I got before being apprehended by a ranger and escorted back to the trail, where I was given a warning ticket for offtrail hiking, and had to endure a speech about how dangerous that gorge is, and how they have to rescue people from it. Ugh, spare me!


Upper Boardtree Falls



Falls of Jericho? I don't know if it has an actual name.

 

[Yvonne]

back to my favorite waterfalls

It was the first test to see if my knee was holding up. Unfortunately, it did not and the entire hike out I was in excruciating pain. Whatever it is with my knee, I cannot hike more than four miles without pain. It’s a big bummer to me. IT's 8 months since my severe knee injury but it seems my knee is not healing at all. I guess this year I won't get many hiking miles in

 

[OwenM]

I'm pretty fond of those, too, but that descent's a tough test for a bum knee(sidelined me for a day after getting mine fired up once).
Hope yours does better on gentler trails!

 

[OwenM]

A few from Sipsey Wilderness in AL:

Caney Creek Falls


Parker Falls?


or...Parker Falls?(conflicting internet sources)




Deer Skull Falls


I *think* this is Wolfpen Falls


Or maybe this is...


Seasonal Fall, after dark, with a dose of artificial brightness

 

[OwenM]

Slave Falls at Big South Fork in TN.


Schoolhouse, Frolictown, and Greenland Creek Falls from Panthertown Valley, NC.

 

[Glasterpiece]

Salmon River Falls in the western Adirondacks (Tug Hill Plateau)

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We were a bit surprised that there wasn’t more water flowing over the falls but it has been relatively dry

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Closer view

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Looking downriver from the top of the falls

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looking upriver from the top of the falls

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looking at the edge of the falls

My brother-in-law took me to a falls much like that just outside of Syracuse.

 

[Yvonne]

Zion Narrows

 

[Traildog]

Eastern Adirondack Mountains, New York

 

[kwc]

Angel Falls, near Rangeley, Maine





with Jackie to give an idea of the height of the falls (90’).

 

[Ugly]

Not quite a Fire fall, but it is a fall in fall (almost).

 

[Ohsheepdog]

Cathedral Falls near Gauley Bridge, WVa. Absolutely stunning! Everyone there was awestruck... It's well over 100 feet tall.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Vermillion Falls


Vermillion Falls by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[OwenM]

Back to my favorite for the first time since January.
Virgin Falls

 

[kwc]

Water falling in the Finger Lakes, NY