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I'm finally making my way through my Zion trip posts, the last posts from my time out west. It's sad but exciting and I'll have plenty of lists coming still but only a few more hikes out there. I think we did the Sand Bench Trail before this one and had a little time before…
Continue reading ➞ Lower Pine Creek Waterfall Hike: Zion National Park’s Hidden Waterfall
One of my favorite waterfall hikes in North Carolina was the Log Hollow Falls hike. But, in what seemed to be classic North Carolina trail marking, we ended up following the wrong trail for like, a mile before turning around and trying the other option. I didn't really know what to expect from this hike…
After a while, not on the trip but after, the waterfalls and the trails all blur together a little bit but the Moore Cove Falls trail is one I distinctly remember, even though it was firmly in the middle of all the waterfalls we saw. Towards the end of our time in Brevard we finally…
Continue reading ➞ Moore Cove Falls: An Easy Waterfall Hike In Brevard, North Carolina
I love North Carolina. But one thing I don't like about it is how confusing and poorly marked some of the hiking trails are and the Cove Creek Falls trail was one of those. The trailhead was easy enough to find but then we hit the trail. We were already 1/1 for following the wrong…
Continue reading ➞ Hike To The 50-Foot Tall Cove Creek Falls In Brevard, North Carolina
Once I found the Roaring Fork Falls trail, it was stuck in my head and I was determined to see it. I really don't know why, it wasn't one of the most amazing waterfalls ever, but I just really wanted to go. We planned to do it the same day at Grassy Creek Falls and…
Continue reading ➞ Enjoy The Hike To Roaring Fork Falls Between Boone And Asheville, North Carolina
While this is my second to last post on our time in Boone, this was actually the first thing we did there: hike to Hebron Falls on the Boone Fork Trail in Julian Price Memorial Park! This is about 20 minutes from Boone down the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is the trail you take just…
Continue reading ➞ Hike To Hebron Falls On The Boone Fork Trail
Once I saw the Crabtree Falls hike I knew we had to do it. I had a busy day planned for us with Grassy Creek Falls, Crabtree Falls and one more nearby, but we only made it to the first two and this one was so much better! Don't get me wrong, Grassy Creek Falls…
Continue reading ➞ Hike Crabtree Falls Trail: One Of The Best Waterfalls On The Blue Ridge Parkway
Linville Falls. The falls I was most looking forward to on our October trip and they let me down. I kept seeing this AMAZING waterfall on every North Carolina waterfall or Boone waterfall list and I just had to see it. Falls cascading into a gorge surrounded by trees flaming orange and yellow. How could…
Continue reading ➞ Hike The Linville Falls Trail In The Fall For Out Of This World Color
**This trail is no longer open to the public. It is under new private ownership and currently closed. Please respect that.** Why you can no longer hike to Grassy Creek Falls Grassy Creek Falls is on private property and the previous owners allowed hikers to enjoy them for decades. In recent years, however, things have…
Continue reading ➞ Hike Down, Down, Down To The Double Tiered Grassy Creek Falls In North Carolina
I was pretty excited to visit West Virginia this fall. It was totally new to me and I knew nothing about it before getting there. Turns out, it's pretty good! We really only saw the main sights in New River Gorge but it was enough for me to want to go back and see more…
Continue reading ➞ Hike The Cool And Creepy Glade Creek Trail In New River Gorge National Park
West Virginia really surprised me. I really knew nothing about West Virginia before going there. Those things were Mothman, a landlocked lighthouse, Hillbilly Elegy (which is actually Ohio and I didn't know that until a couple months later, check out this book, too), and I think that's it. Well, West Virginia knows how to impress.…
Would it even be a national park trip if I planned ahead at all? Cuyahoga Valley was no different and I was a little overwhelmed when it came to knowing what to do. This is a park that definitely needs at least a little planning ahead. Like usual though, we started our trip at the…
Continue reading ➞ Hike The Dreamy Blue Hen Falls Trail In Cuyahoga Valley National Park
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. One of the things I was most excited to do in New Mexico was to visit Santa Fe and Bandelier National Monument. The only thing I actually knew about it was the ruins,…
Continue reading ➞ Hike The Falls Trail In Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
One of the things I've wanted to do since I got to Bullfrog in 2016 was hike the Lower Calf Creek Falls trail in Escalante. Well, it's 2020 and I finally made it. It's probably the best/most popular thing to do in Escalante. And by probably I mean it is. I won't lie, I never…
Continue reading ➞ Hike The Lower Calf Creek Falls Trail In Escalante