Panthertown Valley might not have any panthers anymore, but it feels about as wild as a big cat on the prowl. The valley is a 6,295-acre swath of Nantahala National Forest in the far southwest corner of North Carolina about…
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Hiking in Heels checks out Cataract Falls
by tom • March 28, 2009 • 0 Comments
Cataract Falls has scant parking nearby so you’re better off checking it out on weekday, but any day you get there is apt to be a good one. Hiking in Heels enthuses: The beautiful trail was lush and very green,…
Great site for waterfall hikes
by tom • March 26, 2009 • 2 Comments
I’ve linked to this site a couple times but never given it the credit it deserves: Waterfallswest.com, which profiles hikes to waterfalls all over the Western United States and Canada. The list for California is impressive — especially because it…
Waterfall recommendations in the Mercury News
by tom • March 20, 2009 • 1 Comment
Lisa Krieger’s monthly Wanderlust column covers a few of the usual suspects, waterfallwise, in the South Bay. I hadn’t heard of this one on the Peninsula, though: Brooks Falls On the San Mateo coast, Brooks Falls in San Pedro Valley…
Uvas Canyon Waterfalls revisited
by tom • March 9, 2009 • 1 Comment
I’ve moved Uvas Canyon County Park to the top of my list of parks to check out after four weekends of rain. Lots of other hikers will get the same idea if you go on a Saturday or Sunday, but…