Jill and I took a short trip to Burnsville, NC, about 40 miles north of Asheville in the Blue Ridge. Lots of devestation from the hurricane last year still in evidence and much of the BR Parkway, Mt. Mitchell State Park and other venues still closed. However we did enjoy the town, the old inn and two hikes. One of them was to a falls and the other 2 miles along a rushing stream. Thus this week’s theme.
This falls, Roaring Fork, is about 20 miies from Burnsville and at the Western side of Mt Mitchell State Park. It was an easy access from a 6 car lot off a small gravel road. The hike is generally up hill but a gentle slope on a wide gravel and dirt road. The falls is list as about 75 feet of cascade, but I am not sure about the measurement. It was rushing down the mountain and we had the place to ourselves.
