Wednesday, March 18, 2020

2020-03-14 Tower Falls Team Waterfall Adventure

Tower Falls on Laurel Branch of Eastatoe Creek
A Team Waterfall Adventure
Pickens County, SC
Saturday, March 14th, 2020
 Group Photo at Tower Falls

Andy organized this Team Waterfall gathering specifically for this weekend to capture the Oconee Bells in peak bloom.  We spotted our first cluster of blooms at our campsite!

Oconee Bells at our Campsite

No need to do the Oconee Bell hike, onward to Tower Falls on the Laurel Branch of Eastatoe Creek.  Warning!!! There is no trail to Tower Falls!  Once you get off the Forest Service Roads it is all strenuous off trail Bushwhacking! 


Here are some of the photos from our adventure:

 Eight Went In  (Plus Boone and Kona))

 Kyle and Johnny

 Badger Slide!

Waterfall on Laurel Branch of Eastatoe Creek

 Jen by a huge rock in the Laurel Branch of Eastatoe Creek

I loved this stretch of creek just upstream from Tower Falls

 Tower Falls

Jen at Tower Falls

Group Photo at Tower Falls - Take 2
How many differences can you spot between Take 1 at top of this Blog Post


In Typical Team Waterfall fashion, the group changed throughout the day and morphed into several smaller groups before joining back together at the campsite later that evening.

Four Came Out
L to R:  Me, Captain John, Johnny Corn, and Jen

Jen the Fire Starter with Captain John

Looks like Beer:Thirty at the campsite


Andy's plan for the day was a lot more ambitious than what we ended up doing.  We probably could have squeezed in a few more waterfalls, but I was happy to have camp set up before dark and still have time to catch the sunset from Jumping Off Rock.

 Sunset from Jumping Off Rock

Spencer and the Badger at Jumping Off Rock

Six Made it out to Jumping Off Rock for a Badger Selfie
L to R:  (Badger, Preston, Captain John, Spencer, Me, Jen)

We enjoyed a relaxing evening around the campfire with just enough rain to justify rigging up the tarp.


I didn't do any hiking on Sunday, but get the fire stoked back up and enjoyed a relaxing morning around the campfire. 

 Jen, the other early riser

Sunday Morning Relaxation

Andy and Jen listening to Woody

Jen photographing the Oconee Bells

Oconee Bell Bloom



My complete set of photos is posted here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/8146392@N05/albums/72157713512373782



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