Carter County is located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Carter County is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City, Kingsport - Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-cities" region of Northeast Tennessee.

Blue Hole Falls is located at the base of Holston Mountain near Stoney Creek. The trail was only 1/2 mile long round trip, and it was mostly an easy trail except for the set of steep stairs just before reaching the waterfall. A small creek runs alongside the trail.

Below: There were several small cascades of water along the trail before reaching Blue Hole Falls.

Below: This has been an easy trail so far, except for bending under a tree that crossed over the trail. Brochures call this trail a walk, not a hike.

Below; The other hard part of this trail was the steps shown below. There are not that many steps, but the distance from one step to the next was a bit steep. The two RV Gypsies found it easier to walk beside the steps.

Below is the area known as the Plunge Pool. This is why Blue Hole Falls got its name.

Below: The Height of the Blue Hole Falls is 45 feet.

Below: Karen Duquette and a panorama at Blue Hole Falls

Below: Lee Duquette relaxed on a big rock and enjoyed the view of the falls.

Below: It was fun watching girls practically crawl across the slippery area to get closer to the falls. The two RV Gypsies did not do that. Check out the great BUTT shot below.

Below: Eventually, the two RV Gypsies went back up the stairs and returned to the parking lot. They found it easier to just walk up the slight slope on the right side of the stairs instead of using the stairs.

Below: At the top of the stairs, the two RV Gypsies paused a few moments on a short side path to look down upon the Plunge Pool where they had just been.

Below is a view of the upper falls that feeds the main falls, known as the Plunge Pool at Blue Hole.

Below: Lee Duquette back on the main trail again.

Below: Karen Duquette ducked under the tree that was across the trail - When she got to the other side of the tree, she hung on to the tree until she managed to stand up straight again, and realized that Lee took an unflattering photo of her booty.

Below: The dirt road leading away from Blue Hole Falls and down Holston Mountain

Below: Driving down Holston Mountain, the two RV Gypsies noticed a big house with four attached garages, right next to a single-wide mobile home.

Below: The two RV Gypsies also noticed one lone house way up on the mountain in front of them.

Below: The two RV Gypsies admired a beautifully shaped flowering tree, but they are not sure what it is called. They really should study flowers and trees more, since Karen Duquette loves to photograph them.

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Oddities in Bristol/Kingsport

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Doe River & a Covered Bridge
in Elizabethton

Blue Hole Falls, Carter County
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Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area, Elizabethton, TN

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