Dry Falls - The Best Waterfall Yet in NC
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canyonwalkerNorth Carolina Travelog #16
Highlands, NC - Fri, 22 Sep 2023. 11:30am
We began this morning relatively early... well, early for us, this trip. We were on the road by 9:45. We have a long list of waterfalls we want to visit today. Fortunately they're clustered closely enough that we can hit several of them today— just like our epic day yesterday with 10 waterfalls.
For today we decided to start with the most distant waterfalls of the set. We figured if any fell off the itinerary at the end of the day, they'd be easier to add back in tomorrow or Sunday if they were the closest waterfalls instead of the farthest. It's a totally reasonable idea. It was just funny to put it in practice as on our way to our first destination, Dry Falls, we literally drove past another falls, Bridalveil Falls, pouring right next to the side of the road on US-64. We chuckled as we passed it, "We'll come back for that one next." 😂
Now, you might think with the name Dry Falls this waterfall would be, like, at most a trickle of water. We've certainly seen several falls already this trip that are flowing at just a trickle right now. But no; this is dry falls:
I did not expect this amount of water at "Dry" Falls!
Hawk had lined up most of the falls for today's trip. She advised me that apparently dry refers to how the hollow behind the falls is so deep you can walk behind the falls and stay dry. Okay, let's try it!
Link: watch video on YouTube
Okay, so I got a little bit damp from the spray of the water and drippiness of the rocks overhead.
It's just as beautiful on the other side.
And back again....
This is so far my favorite waterfall in North Carolina.
In beauty I walk.
Highlands, NC - Fri, 22 Sep 2023. 11:30am
We began this morning relatively early... well, early for us, this trip. We were on the road by 9:45. We have a long list of waterfalls we want to visit today. Fortunately they're clustered closely enough that we can hit several of them today— just like our epic day yesterday with 10 waterfalls.
For today we decided to start with the most distant waterfalls of the set. We figured if any fell off the itinerary at the end of the day, they'd be easier to add back in tomorrow or Sunday if they were the closest waterfalls instead of the farthest. It's a totally reasonable idea. It was just funny to put it in practice as on our way to our first destination, Dry Falls, we literally drove past another falls, Bridalveil Falls, pouring right next to the side of the road on US-64. We chuckled as we passed it, "We'll come back for that one next." 😂
Now, you might think with the name Dry Falls this waterfall would be, like, at most a trickle of water. We've certainly seen several falls already this trip that are flowing at just a trickle right now. But no; this is dry falls:
I did not expect this amount of water at "Dry" Falls!
Hawk had lined up most of the falls for today's trip. She advised me that apparently dry refers to how the hollow behind the falls is so deep you can walk behind the falls and stay dry. Okay, let's try it!
Link: watch video on YouTube
Okay, so I got a little bit damp from the spray of the water and drippiness of the rocks overhead.
It's just as beautiful on the other side.
And back again....
This is so far my favorite waterfall in North Carolina.
In beauty I walk.
