Tower Falls, Jumping Off Rock, Mossy Cove Falls
with The Professor Scott Burns
Jocassee Gorges / Duke Wildlife Management areas.
Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve
Pickens County, South Carolina
Saturday, January 16th, 2021
with The Professor Scott Burns
Jocassee Gorges / Duke Wildlife Management areas.
Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve
Pickens County, South Carolina
Saturday, January 16th, 2021
Hanging out with The Professor at Tower Falls
It's been over a month since I last met up with my good friend Scott Burns (aka The Professor). We decided to remedy that situation by spending the day exploring around the Jocassee Gorges SC Wildlife Management areas of Pickens County, SC
We started out with Tower Falls on Laurel Branch (Not to be confused with Laurel Creek or Laurel Fork Creek which are also in the same general area).
Hanging out at Tower Falls
The Professor enjoying a Pisgah Pale Ale at Tower Falls
After our hike to Tower Falls, we continued driving down Horsepasture Road to Jumping Off Rock. I was surprised to learn that Scott had never been here before. Despite being a popular roadside attraction, we lucked out by having the Jumping Off Rock to ourselves for a good half hour.
The Professor at Jumping Off Rock
We had time for one more short but difficult bushwhack down to Mossy Cove Falls located on an unnamed tributary stream to Side-of-Mountain Creek.
The Professor in the Upper Cave of Mossy Cove Falls
We saw no other humans on our hikes, but quite a lot of vehicle traffic along Horsepasture Road. It was a another awesome day in the Carolina mountains!
My Complete set of photos is posted here:
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