Highlands, NC
 
 
Rest, relaxation & geocaching. Here's a look at Joey & Amy hiking and geocaching in the Highlands, NC area in late November 2003.
 
   


Granite City: Check out the drop off here!
Granite City: Amy makes like a rock climber.
Granite City: A tree grows amidst the huge boulders.
Granite City: The cache is hidden!
Granite City: Junior Spelunker
Granite City: Through the crvevice.
Granite City: Lichens
Granite City: Bundled up. It was soooo chilly.
Granite City: Moss and leaves.
Granite City: trying out the new macro lens.
Granite City: Mica & Moss.
Granite City: You want me to climb in there?!?
Sliding Rock: Fern
Chattooga River: Falls beneath Iron Bridge
Chattooga River: On the two mile loop trail. This is what did my knee in.
Chattooga River: There's a fungus among us.
Chattooga River: Nice lines.
Chattooga River: On the back side of the trail we spied this back-lit tree.
Bridal Veil Falls: Note the road behind the falls. You can *drive* back there!
Bridal Veil Falls: an interesting detail.
Dry Falls: a bald-faced lie for a name, the blowback was quite strong back here.
Dry Falls: Just Amy.
Dry Falls: thanks to my tripod/walking stick, a nice snap of Amy and I.
Dry Falls: in fine form.
Cullasaja River Gorge: A small rapids near Hwy 64 on the way to Franklin.
Cullasaja River Gorge: Rapids detail.
Cullasaja River Gorge: Amy beside the river.
Cullasaja River Gorge: The biggest falls along this route.
Whiteside Mountain: A lonely tree overlooks the valley below.
Whiteside Mountain: This bare rock face is a popular spot for rock climers.
Whiteside Mountain: Can you spot the insane people on the side of the mountain?
Whiteside Mountain: Woohoo! We're over 4800 feet!
Whiteside Mountain: Geocache and TravelBug as the weather moves in...
Whiteside Mountain: Hiding the cache.
Whiteside Mountain: Crazy Climbers. Note the whiteout behind them.
Whiteside Mountain: Trudging through the weather that enveloped the mountain.
Whiteside Mountain: Blair Witch, anyone?
Half-Mile Farm: A view at the inn we may visit on our next trip.
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Blue Valley: Foliage and low-hanging clouds in the Nantahala National Forest.
Blue Valley: Foliage and low-hanging clouds in the Nantahala National Forest.
Blue Valley: Amy & Joey
Blue Valley: Just Amy
Blue Valley: Foliage at the overlook.
Blue Valley: I hate my profile, but Amy likes this one...
Tallulah Gorge: Are these the Chik-fil-A Cows?
Tallulah Gorge: the gorge and rapids.