Cane Creek Tributary Waterfall Discovery Adventure
with Jen Loow
Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area
Pickens County, SC
Friday, March 19th, 2021
Jen and Me at my favorite waterfall discovery of the day
Andy suggested we explore the Cane Creek area of South Carolina in hopes of finding some Oconee Bells. I never fully understood Andy's plan, so when he had to bail on us, Jen and I came up with our own plan to explore a tributary of Cane Creek to the west of Cane Creek Falls.
I think we ended up on the wrong side of the creek early in the hike which led to us stumbling upon the most impressive cluster of Oconee Bells that I have ever seen. The Oconee Bell is a relatively rare wildflower that only blooms around a small area around Oconee County, SC. These managed to find a suitable habitat in neighboring Pickens County.
Jen loving the Oconee Bells
We continued our hike/bushwhack/creekwalk up Cane Creek stopping many times to check out various cascades, rocks, caves, trees, flowers, etc. It was an absolute forest paradise with perfect temperatures, cloud cover, and water flow!
Tree Hugger Jen
Bloodroot Blooms
Small waterfall on Cane Creek
Rather than continuing on to the very impressive Cane Creek Falls, we decided to explore up a major tributary to the west. Here is some of what we found!
This was my favorite waterfall discovery of the day
Selfie with Jen by the tallest waterfall discovery of the day
Waterfall on tributary of Cane Creek
Waterfall on tributary of Cane Creek
Waterfall on tributary of Cane Creek
We also found some cool caves, some more twisted trees, and a few fellow waterfall enthusiasts on the hike out!
Jen finds a cave along a blueless tributary
Tree fairy playground
Four Came Out?
We ran into fellow waterfall enthusiasts Everette Robinson and Ken Smith on the hike out
My complete set of photos is posted here:
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