~ Falls on Bald Springs Branch ~ Clay County, NC

Bald Spring Falls - upper section

Lower Bald Springs Falls [ Go to Bald Springs Falls album for additional images of these falls. ]

~ Other Falls on tributaries of Fires Creek ~ Clay County, NC

Upper Tom Cove Falls

Upper tier at Falls on Flintspring Branch [ Go to Fires Creek gallery for additional images of falls along Fires Creek. ]

~ Cover Falls on Britton Creek ~ Cherokee Co., NC

Cover Falls

Falls from a side angle

Splash detail at waterfall base [ Go to Icy Cover Falls for a few "frozen" images of this waterfall. ]

~ South Shoal Creek Falls, Cherokee Co. ~

Main drop

~ North Shoal Creek Falls, Cherokee Co. ~

[ Go to N & S Shoal Creek Falls album for additional images of these falls. ]

~ Falls on Coldspring Branch, Cherokee Co. ~

Known locally as Vengeance Creek Falls, this waterfall is actually on Coldspring Branch.

Unfortunately two huge trees have fallen across this waterfall in recent years.

~ Falls on Morgan Branch, Clay Co. ~ I visited here to photograph the creek, and was surprised to find a couple of small but nice falls...

Lower Falls on Morgan Branch

Upper Falls on Morgan Branch

Lower Falls, a week after a December snowstorm.

Icicles on a fallen limb next to the falls. [ Go to Nelson Ridge Road album for additional images from this area. ]

~ Falls on Townhouse Branch, Swain Co. ~ A tributary of the Nantahala River

Lower Falls on Townhouse Branch

Lower Falls

A beautiful group of bloodroots in bud. Significantly zoomed from below, since I didn't want to disturb the fragile slope these were growing on.

A nice group of Trilliums in bud.

Upper Falls on Townhouse Branch

Upper Falls from higher up and to the side.

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