1 - Falls on Mt. Airy Creek, Union Co.
I went by these falls while searching for a couple of old homesites. There is a series of falls and cascades in a steep gorge here. The photos are mostly of the lower falls. There had been a recent landslide at the upper falls and I needed a rope to make sure I would be able to climb back up the steep slope.
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Cascade on Mt. Airy Creek
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Lower Falls on Mt. Airy Creek
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It's too bad this huge tree has fallen across the base.
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Same view, vertical aspect
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Lower falls from the side
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The largest waterfall was in the upper gorge of the creek. A slide had taken out the best route to the base, and I needed a rope to slide down the steep walls of the gorge and be able to climb back out. Since my rope was in my truck, I had to shoot this view through the rhododendron from the old logging road high above the falls. I also shot a video which illustrates this waterfall much better, but didn't include it here.
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