Hickory
Nut Gorge and Falls
North Carolina - May 9, 2010
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Hickory
Nut Gorge and Falls |
| The oval white "eyes," which somewhat resemble hickory nuts, are found in much of the rock exposed in Hickory Nut Gorge, the valley in which the Park is located. These "eyes" are said to have given the Gorge its name. | |
| Stairs coming down from Chimney Rock to the Falls - the two RV Gypsies took the roadway instead. They did enough stairs at Chimney Rock. Note: When they returned here in 2018, the roadway area was blocked off and they had to take the stairs. There is a link to the 2018 trip at the bottom of these photos. | ||
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| Hickory Nut Falls Trail was an easy hike for the two RV Gypsies, which was great after climbing over 800 stairs at Chimney Rock - Trail head Elevation is 1,100 feet | ||
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| This 3/4-mile trail in Chimney Rock Park offered a leisurely walk through hardwood forests of oak, hickory, maple and basswood harboring abundant plant life, including rare and endangered wildflowers and old favorites such as Jack-in-the-pulpit and Solomon's-seal.
The reward was the 404 foot tall Hickory Nut Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls east of the Mississippi. Dainty white blossoms of Lady Rue and grassy fronds of Deerhair bulrush thrive in the waterfall's mist. Deerhair bulrush is a grass-like plant with small knobs at the end of shiny, wiry leaves, found growing out of the cracks along the rock and cliff wall near Hickory Nut Falls. |
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Below: Big rocks alongside
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Below: A sign telling
about the Falls and plants - and the stairs leading to the falls |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
at Hickory Nut Falls |
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| Below: Looking past the bottom of the falls, the water flowed over rocks and disappeared down a cliff to form a small stream. | ||
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Below: The cliffs near
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Below: BIG CLIFFS BY
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The two RV Gypsies in North Carolina You may visit any of these 6 web pages in any order you wish. The page you are on is grayed out and cannot be chosen from here. |
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Dupont State Forest in Cedar Mountain - Hooker Falls |
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Dupont State Forest in Cedar Mountain -Triple Falls |
Dupont State Forest in Cedar Mountain -High Falls and covered bridge |
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Hickory
Nut Falls (this page) |
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 After you have viewed all 6 of the above North Carolina photos, please continue on to South Carolina |
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| 1. Valley Park
Resort in Travelers Rest, South Carolina 2. Downtown Greenville and some History of the area 3. The Liberty Bridge at Falls Park, Greenville, South Carolina
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The two RV Gypsies took some of their family members to Hickory Nut Falls in 2018. 
