Curtis Creek Area Waterfalls
Pisgah National Forest
Grandfather Ranger District
McDowell County, NC
Saturday, November 9th, 2019
Licklog Branch Falls Selfie with Jenni
I took a break from the SSPBDT Mancation Weekend Festivities to meet up with Jenni Johnson for a morning of waterfalling around the Curtis Creek Area to help knock a few more waterfalls off Jenni's 500 Waterfall Challenge List.
Jenni had already done Hickory Branch Falls (page 120 of Kevin Adam's NC Waterfall Bible - 3rd Edition), so I decided to start with that short and easy warmup hike prior to meeting Jenni.
Hickory Branch Falls
After Hickory Branch Falls, I met up with Jenni for our hike/bushwhack to Slick Falls (page 121 of Kevin Adam's NC Waterfall Bible - 3rd Edition)
Jenni bushwhacking down towards Slick Falls
Slick Falls
Jenni at Slick Falls
Jenni hiking through some nice fall color on the Snooks Nose Trail
on the way back down from Slick Falls
After Slick Falls, we drove up the road a short ways to start the bushwhack to Licklog Branch Falls
(page 122 of Kevin Adam's NC Waterfall Bible - 3rd Edition).
Licklog Branch Falls
Jenni at Licklog Branch Falls
Jenni pointing out the nice Fall color above Licklog Branch Falls
Jenni with a huge leaf
(anyone know what kind of three this is from?)
Jenni on an easy bushwhack back from Licklog Branch Falls
The bushwhacking for both Licklog Branch Falls and Slick Falls was easier and quicker than we were anticipating leaving the entire afternoon open.
I decided to return to the Snooks Nose Trail and get in a little cardio hike! I hiked from Curtis Creek up to the Green Knob Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway and then on to the Green Knob Fire Tower.
View from Snooks Nose
The Green Knob Overlook
View from the Green Knob Fire Tower
The Green Knob Fire Tower
view from Green Knob
GPS Tracks
Links to the GPS Tracks:
Hickory Branch Falls
Slick Falls
Licklog Branch Falls
Snooks Nose Trail
Flickr Photo Link:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157711740092121
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