The closest hike to the cabins is High Falls on the north side of Lake Glenville. It is also my favorite hike in the Cashiers / Glenville area, taking you down to a stunning box canyon with a double drop waterfall. The lakeside entrance to the waterfall was put in only a few years ago…
The end of fall in the mountains spells an end to the tourist season. But what the average visitor doesn’t realize are the many spectacular secrets that the cooler weather reveals. Crystal clear vistas and hidden views, fall and winter around Lake Glenville are a reward for the off season traveler. Once such stunning cold…
Mike and I went out to kayak on Lake Glenville the other evening. It was the first time we have been out so far this year, and it was spectacular. The weather has been pretty hot during the day, well, hot for us, high seventies/ low eighties. But the evenings are just right for a…
Snow day, yay! Glenville is covered in snow. I love snow with a love untainted by ever living where snow was a regular feature. To me it is special, precious, and rare. I know you are thinking that snow is pretty normal in the western North Carolina mountain. But Lake Glenville is in the southern…
Difficulty Level ★ ★ High Falls is a spectacular waterfall located in box canyon below Lake Glenville. Until just recently, it was only accessible through private land. Duke Energy recently did a ton of work to create a public trail down to this stunning natural wonder. Part of the reason was to open up…
It is easy to hate winter. It is dark. It is cold. It seems to last twice as long as it should. When the nights start getting longer, and the cold settles in, an extra hour or two of television in the evening and an extra inch on the waistline seem reasonable. We all start…
Well, we had our first snow of 2014, a little less than an inch. Woke up to a white world, unexpectedly, but the birds and squirrel still thought they should have breakfast! The sunflower seed feeder was out, so the titmouse and pine siskins were quite insistent that they get fed. I especially enjoy watching…
My name is Katie. I recently moved to Lake Glenville in North Carolina. I grew up in these mountains, but I have been living out in Washington state for the past several years. It is a bit of a culture shock coming back to the South, but at the same time this area will always…