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2021-03-17 Adventure into the Wilds

Adventure into the Wilds
with Captain John and Sean
Transylvania County, NC
Wednesday, March 17th, 2021

Group Photo at Great Falls

Great Falls (aka 4th Falls) on Toxaway Creek is one of the most impressive waterfalls in the Carolina's.  Unfortunately it is on private property and public access is strictly prohibited!   
 
Fortunately, church camp was not in session and Captain John was able to pull out his Rolodex of contacts to procure permission to access the Waterfalls of The Wilds!
 
Three Went In
 
 
The foggy morning made for perfect waterfall photography! We decided to take advantage of the morning light by hitting the main attraction first!
 
 Great Falls (aka Fourth Falls) on Toxaway Creek
 
Sean and Captain John at Great Falls

 
After a nice long break to soak in the Majesty of Great Falls, we continued on down to the Toxaway River to explore a section that none of us had ever been to.
 
Leaving the Wilds

Crossing the Toxaway River  (we did this about 8 times)

Small Waterfall along Bell Morgan Branch

Sean finds the remains of an old Moonshine Still site

Fisher Hole on the Toxaway River
 
A blueless tributary flows into the Toxaway River just below Fisher Hole.  We decided to explore the entire section of this tributary between the Toxaway River and the Canebreak Trail.  Here are some of the highlights!

Nice cascades along Fisher Hole Branch

Sean checks out a cool overhand along Fisher Hole Branch

John advances up the waterfall while Sean bushwhacks alongside

Nice sliding cascade along Fisher Hole Branch

Lower Fisher Hole Falls
 
Captain John and Me at Upper Fisher Hole Falls

Upper Fisher Hole Falls
 
We we successfully able to reach the Canebreak trail which we used to connect back to the trails into the Wilds.
 
First snake sighting of the year  (just a harmless Garter Snake)

Wild view of Lake Jocassee

Three Came out
 
My complete set of photos is posted here:

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