Hiked today at Gorges State Park. This is in Transylvania
County, NC which is known for all of its waterfalls. We took a two mile hike to
Rainbow Falls, a 150 foot waterfall, where folks were swimming down below it.
Just up the path from it was Turtleback Falls, with a sliding rock where folks
would slide down the falls into the water below. Although the hike wasn’t very
long, it was all uphill or downhill, so it was a workout. Sam and James enjoyed
the swimming, and I was beginning to think we were going to spend the night!
Buster came along for the hike as well, but he was not too
thrilled when we got hit by a thunderstorm on the hike back. I don’t think he
minded the rain too much, as it was nice and cool, but he HATES thunder! He
kept stopping and looking at me with his pitiful face. LOL
We could tell we had a great time because we were all sore
and stiff when we got back to the RV, including Buster.
On the way to the park, we passed through a town called Brevard. Their claim to fame is the white squirrels that live in town. It seems a carnival that passed through in the 1950's had some white squirrels that escaped, and through the years they have multiplied. The town is so proud of these unique creatures that they have a yearly festival, and even made them a protected species in the 1980's!
On the way to the park, we passed through a town called Brevard. Their claim to fame is the white squirrels that live in town. It seems a carnival that passed through in the 1950's had some white squirrels that escaped, and through the years they have multiplied. The town is so proud of these unique creatures that they have a yearly festival, and even made them a protected species in the 1980's!
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