Team Waterfall Birthday Celebration Weekend
for the Captain and the Professor
Somewhere in the Mountains of North Carolina
Day 1 - Friday, July 12th, 2019
Group Photo at Twin Falls
L to R: Scott (Professor), John (Captain), Thomas (Badger), Angelina, Kyle,
Me (Bushwhack Jack), and Kitty (Rock Sprite)
This past weekend, Team Waterfall got together to celebrate Captain John's and Professor Scott's birthdays (and to find some new waterfalls)! The Captain was able to procure his friends secret cabin for our weekend accommodations.
Even though our first adventure would not start until Friday afternoon, I decided to take the entire day off from work and hit a few touristy spots and short hikes along the way.
Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Probably the most photographed tree along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Roaring Fork Falls
Me at Roaring Fork Falls
Roaring Fork Falls
White Oak Creek Falls
After a nice morning of solo exploring, I met the rest of the crew in Burnsville, NC where we combined vehicles.
In addition to procuring the cabin, Captain John also obtained permission to visit some waterfalls on private property. Since this one is on private property, I will not provide any location details.
(Hint: The main attraction is called Twin Falls and we drove through Pensacola to get there).
Twin Falls
I didn't have a wide enough lens, so used my Cell Phone for this Panorama
Twin Falls
One side of Twin Falls
Ziggy at Twin Falls
Can you Spot the Captain in this Photo?
On the hike out, Kyle went to seek out some privacy and found a waterfall.
Introducing Kyle WTTAP Falls
But seriously, this area of the world is loaded with undocumented waterfalls! We just scratched the surface with this little adventure!
Here are two more private property waterfalls that we were able to visit
We finished up just in time for a nice sunset and to pick up a few others for the trek to the cabin!
Somehow we managed to fit ten humans,
one large dog, plus all our gear in the Captain's truck.
I was glad I called Shotgun!
Beautiful Evening Twilight Sky
I've been sworn to secrecy as to the location of the cabin. It is located in the middle of nowhere away from any roads or trails. Captain John's truck can only take us so far. The final stretch is all boots on the ground and steeply uphill. We didn't arrive until well after dark and the birthday celebration went on until the wee hours of the morning!
Group Photo at the Cabin
(Photo from the Thomas Mabry Collection)
At over 6,000 feet in elevation this was likely the highest party in the Eastern USA
Ziggy
The Cabin at Night
My complete set of photos from Day 1 is posted here:
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