Deep Creek waterfalls loop - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC
The first of 6 hikes I did during the 3-day MLK weekend. Since I had a long drive out to the mountains, I chose this short hike to 3 waterfalls near the Deep Creek Campground on the North Carolina side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Following the Deep Creek Trail along the namesake creek I first passed by Tom Branch Falls falling directly into Deep Creek. Then I continued on the trail along Deep Creek before looping back around over Sunkota Ridge to see Indian Creek Falls. Just before returning to the campground there is a short but steep loop to Juney Whank Falls. This is a nice creek and waterfall outing that doesn't require too much effort.
Hike was 5.2 miles with 740 feet elevation gain in 2 hours and 10 minutes.
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Indian Creek Falls, Deep Creek section, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Bryson City, NC
Indian Creek Falls, Deep Creek section, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Bryson City, NC. Shot 7/24/12
Waterfalls in the North Carolina Smoky Mountains at Bryson City
A walk or drive beside any mountain stream will lead you by hundreds of tumbling cascades as the waters rush down from the peaks of the Smokies. But the high falls are the most spectacular, and Swain County offers some of the best in the Smokies, including Deep Creek’s trio of waterfalls – Juney Whank, Tom Branch and Indian Creek Falls.
Hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Deep Creek Three Waterfall Loop Trail
The Deep Creek area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located in the cool town of Bryson City, North Carolina. This loop trail includes wildflowers, horses, Janey Whank Falls, Indian Creek Falls and Tom Branch Falls.
Indian Creek Falls Smoky Mtns NP
Indian Creek Falls Smoky Mountains NP
Enloe Creek Falls, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Cherokee, NC
Enloe Creek Falls, Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Cherokee, NC. Shot 4/30/11
Mountain Biking on the Deep Creek Trail, Bryson City, NC, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Deep Creek Loop Trail is a great trail for mountain biking. Bryson City Bicycles takes you on a tour of this trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near Bryson City, North Carolina. The trail passes by two nice waterfalls -- Toms Branch Falls and Indian Creek Falls, and is considered an easy to moderate trail for biking, hiking, and walking.
Big Creek, North Carolina/Camping
Great Smoky Mountains National Park-Juney Whank Falls and Trail- Bryson City NC
Beautiful Trails and Water Falls Near Bryson City
Waterfalls of the Smokies - Great Smoky Mountains
This is a video shows the many Waterfalls of the Great Smoky Mountains. Those that are alongside the roadways and those that are reached by hiking trips.
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Baskins Creek Fall
Abrams Falls
Rainbow Falls Cave
Spruce Flats Falls
Midnight Hole
Mouse Creek Falls
Ramsey Cascades
Chasteen Creek Cascade
Misc cascade on Noland Creek near Fontana Lake
Tom Branch Falls
Indian Creek Falls
Juney Whank Falls
various waterfalls and cascades along Road Prong Trail
Little Creek Falls
Huskey Branch Falls
Grotto Falls
Laurel Falls
Hen Wallow Falls
Hazel Creek Cascades
Sweat Heifer Creek Cascades
Indian Flats Falls
Gunter Fork Cascades
Gunter Fork Falls
Upper Forney Creek Cascades
Meigs Falls
Upper Meigs Falls
Crooked Arm Cascades
Jakes Creek Falls
Fern Branch Falls
Cataract Falls
Mingo Falls
various waterfalls and cascades along Rhododendron Creek
The Sinks
Juney Whank, Indian Creek and Tom Branch Falls Deep Creek NC
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Deep Creek Campground, Bryson City NC
Great campground in Bryson City. Close to the Smoky Mountain Railway and the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Level open sites, some back up to the river.
River Valley Campground - Cherokee NC - Oct. 2018
Beautiful riverside campground close to Cherokee attractions and restaurants, right on the edge of the Blue Ridge Parkway and Smokey Mountain National Parkway. Great campground hosts, reasonably priced at $43/night (cash only) included electric 30/50, water, sewer, cable, and wifi. No cell signal here, but wifi is fairly reliable. Wifi didn't stream very well but was suitable for everything else. I will definitely return. They closed for the season Nov 4 but will reopen the end of March 2019.
Lynn Camp Prong Cascades Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Join us as we hike up one of the most beautiful trails the Great Smoky Mountains has to offer. Then we go in surch of a old Cadillac sitting out in the middle of the park.
Opposum Creek Falls to Long Creek Falls, near Greenville, South Carolina
Really two hikes in one, not too far from Greenville, South Carolina. They're roughly .6 miles apart, so it's not too far of a stretch to do them both. The hike to Opposum Creek Falls is rated moderate on Alltrails, but the trail is maintained, and relatively wide. There are two stream crossings down towards the bottom. The hike to Long Creek Falls is quite different, in comparison. It's shoe-width in spots, and semi-overgrown. There are no trail blazes on the trees, only a few pieces of orange tape to let you know you're still on-trail. This hike is also listed as moderate on Alltrails, but at the end, I would be ready for an almost cliff-like descent. It's very washed out, and fallen trees cross the trail frequently. So it's between jumping and ducking, while going down a STEEP root covered downhill. Take water shoes so you can wade across the Long Creek, at the end of the trail, to access the bottom of the falls. You may see the occasional kayaker passing by, on the Chatooga River, or as seen in the video, enjoying a nice lunch at the intersection of the two rivers
Flat Creek Trail, Spruce Mtn Trail, Enloe Creek Trail - Great Smoky Mountains
Hike with me to Mingo Falls, Smoky Mountains, North Carolina
I want to take you to a beautiful waterfall outside of Cherokee, North Carolina in the Smoky Mountains. Enjoy this beautiful location and listen to the rushing waters of the falls. Watch this video whenever you need some relaxation and want to get away from it all.
Smoky Mountain Campground - Deep Creek NC
#deepcreekcamping #smokymountaincamping #campinginthesmokies Smoky Mountain Campground is located in Deep Creek, NC just minutes outside of Bryson City, NC. The campground is less than 100 feet from the Deep Creek entrance to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. This is a great place to spend a summer camping trip with tubing along Deep Creek, great hiking trails and wonderful opportunities to video and photograph the creeks, waterfalls and scenes along the way. We had a great time with the kids spending almost a week in the campground with side trips into Bryson City and Cherokee, NC.
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Cherokee / Great Smokies KOA Campground
The Cherokee / Great Smokies KOA Campground is located in Cherokee, NC on the Cherokee Indian Reservation. For those looking to explore the beauty of nature, there may be no better place with Mingo Falls, Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway all within 10 minutes of the Cherokee KOA.
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Northeast Smokies 6K Peakbagging: Day 2 - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN
This was my 2nd day of an ambitious weekend backpacking trip in northeastern Great Smoky Mountains National Park. My goal was to peakbag all 7 ranked 6,000-footers in the area for my quest to finish the South Beyond 6000 Challenge. This is easily the most daunting and dreaded portion of the challenge. These are the most remote 6K peaks in the Southeast, and some of the hardest and longest bushwhacks of the challenge. Only 1 of 7 peaks I bagged were on-trail, the other 6 were off-trail adventures. (There are 8 peaks in this region, but I already did Big Cataloochee Mountain in November 2017.)
The overnight temperatures at the Tricorner Knob Shelter were brutal, below 25F in the morning. Every person at the shelter was having trouble getting started for the day, including me. I left my camping gear and started out on the Balsam Mountain Trail east. The first peakbag of the day was Luftee Knob, which I made harder by beginning a few hundred feet from the lowest point of the ridge. After I met the ridge it wasn't hard, the ascent was through relatively open woods with occasional flags. Turning around I headed west on the Balsam Mountain Trail to begin the tough bushwhack to Marks Knob, the most isolated 6,000-foot peak in the Eastern U.S. The bushwhack is sometimes flagged and generally follows the decommissioned Hyatt Ridge Trail, but do not let that fool you. This trail has not been maintained for over 25 years, and is blocked by blowdowns every few feet. Most people take 2-3 hours round-trip, it took me 50 minutes to reach the summit. I think I probably scaled 200+ downed trees on this hike, but I managed to finish it in 100 minutes including a break at the summit.
Mount Guyot, the 4th tallest peak in the Eastern U.S., was next on the docket. I pronounced it every other way in the video, and there really is no correct pronunciation since it is a French name but butchered by English immigrants. I thought this would be straightforward, but I guess I strayed too far east and wound up at the edge of a massive ghost forest. This area was impenetrable. Once I got into it, it took me 20 minutes to get out and loop around. I wound up backtracking down the north slope and eventually made it to the summit in 35 minutes. Most reports I've seen take 20 minutes, oh well. The last summit was Old Black, which is supposed to be the most miserable short bushwhack on the challenge. This was true, it was 10 minutes of pushing through head-high canes and thorns, then turning around to do it all over again. After that it was 6+ miles downhill back to my car. In 2 days I managed to knock off 7 of the toughest 6K peaks in the Southeast, it was a physically challenging weekend.
Total weekend hike was 35.3 miles with 8,012 feet elevation gain in 16 hours and 30 minutes over 2 days.
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