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Mountain, North Carolina
One hike - five hours - three waterfalls-
May 9, 2010 1. Hooker Falls (this page) 2. Triple Falls 3. High Falls and the Covered Bridge |
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 Dupont
State Forest is a beautiful 10,000+ acre tract of land between
Brevard and Hendersonville. There are 6 listed waterfalls (and a hidden
one or 2) and miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback
riding. Fishing and hunting are allowed also - hunting is by permit only
and is restricted to areas outside the hunting safety zones which include
the more popular areas. People have died at these waterfalls, but mostly
from doing things they weren't supposed to be doing. The area is kid friendly,
but use common sense! |
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 Hooker,
High, Triple, and Bridal Veil Falls were all featured in
the movie "Last of the Mohicans". Although the movie
shows a cave behind the waterfall - sorry, there is none. Part of that scene
was shot at the small overhang drop at the top of Bridal Veil Falls. You
can get behind the falling water at Bridal Veil Falls, but it is a small
area and the cave scene was probably just a set. The two RV Gypsies did
not get to Bridal Veil Falls on this trip. |
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| Peeking through the trees at the Little River which runs parallel along the short hiking trail and flows to Hooker Falls |
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| Hooker Falls are a powerful 20-foot falls that are easily accessible via a pleasant 10-minute walk along the Little River in the Dupont State Forest near Cedar Mountain, North Carolina. The falls drop off a natural ledge before flowing into Cascade Lake. | |
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Below: Lee Duquette enjoyed
the peacefulness and quiet at Cascade Lake. |
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| Next, Lee and Karen Duquette walked back to the parking lot and ducked under a bridge to get to the other side of the street so they could hike to Triple Falls. | |
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| After finding their way under the bridge and up a slight hill, the two RV Gypsies reached the other side of the street. While walking across the bridge, they saw a person fishing. Karen Duquette yelled to him, "Smile, you're on candid camera" as she photographed the fisherman. He did look up at her when he heard her voice. | |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies started hiking Triple Falls Trail, Karen Duquette saw the fisherman through the woods and took two more photos. The bridge is in the background. |
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Below: The next hike for
Lee and Karen Duquette, this time at Triple Falls Trail. |
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Lee
and Karen Duquette,The two RV Gypsies in North Carolina You may visit any of these 6 web pages in any order you wish. The page you are on is grayed out and cannot be chosen from here. |
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Dupont State Forest in Cedar Mountain - Hooker Falls -(this page) |
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Dupont State Forest in Cedar Mountain -Triple Falls |
Dupont State Forest in Cedar Mountain -High Falls and a covered bridge |
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Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock Village |
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| 1. Valley Park Resort in Travelers Rest, South Carolina 2. Downtown Greenville and some History of the area 3. The Liberty Bridge at Falls Park, Greenville, South Carolina |
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