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October 22, 2025

Waterfall Wednesday – High Falls

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Last week Chris and I set out to do a little bit of hiking in close by DuPont State Forest. While we did not hike to this particular spot this time and did not hike to the t op of the falls and the covered bridge it reminded me that I had written a post about it years ago. It is one of my favorite waterfalls and hiking it in the crisp fall air with Chris was simply wonderful.

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High Falls is a 125 foot waterfall on the Little River in Transylvania County in the Blue Ridge Mountains.  It is located in DuPont State Forest and is an amazing place to spend time hiking and taking in all the wonders of nature. In the 1990s, DuPont Forest was sold to the State of North Carolina.  Various areas have been cleaned up and made open to the public as part of the 10,000+ acre forest.

The top of the falls is amazingly smooth and quiet and calm.  The view from the covered bridge is right on the top of the falls and I loved the view.  The trees were not at peak but you can see a bit of color in these pictures..

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This was the view that we saw this time when Chris and I hiked and it was pretty wonderful. Hiking in the fall is my favorite time to enjoy our local forests.

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While we were there we encountered very few people during the early morning hours which was quite nice.  It was almost like having the place to ourselves.  The best spot on the trail for photographing the falls was taken by a photographer who was also recording the sounds of the falls and she wasn’t really sharing her spot so the pictures I got of the falls were not from the best vantage point but I can always go back.  You get the idea of the beauty of them from the shots that I managed to get.

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I love this shot because it shows the foggy mist that surrounds the falls.  It is mystical, don’t you think?

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The paths in DuPont State Forest are all so well maintained and easy to navigate.  I must have about 50 pictures of paths from our hikes and I love each one of them.

A carpet of leaves, sun in the sky, the sound of rushing water and my best friend by my side.  What more could I want?

 

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