Experience North Carolina's Mountains
Yellow Branch is a gorgeous South Carolina waterfall about 50 minutes from our cabins by Lake Glenville, near the town of Walhalla. The distinctive stacked ledges of this waterfall jut out like oversized toadstools and break up the flowing stream into delicate, frothy spills. The hike to Yellow Branch Falls is 1.5 miles each way….
We have had an interesting start to Fall at Lake Glenville. Duke Energy has lowered the lake extra low this year (a planned 16 feet) in order to fix up the Pines Recreation Area at the northern end near the dam. Lake Glenville is always lowered after Labor Day, but this is the lowest the…
Grouse are remarkable at camouflage. This NC spring they are quite plentiful if you know where to look. I have a friend who works for the Forestry service who says he has seen at least 20 this spring. My Dear Husband was out and about this week around Lake Glenville and found a grouse waiting…
Although the Glenville and Cashiers, NC areas are a tourist destination, some local residents still farm and raise cattle. Today I photographed some of the barns (mostly abandoned) on Cullowhee Mountain Road. This road goes from Lake Glenville down to Speedwell and Cullowhee, home of Western Carolina University. NC barn architecture is quite varied. Some…
We were on our way to visit some friends when we decided to stop at Balsam Lake on our way. The last several times I had been by the lake it had been empty, but this time it was back to full again. It is such a peaceful lake, and it reminds me of the…
Just a brief note about our recent NC snowfall. I think the weather wants to prove to me that it snows a lot up here. This most recent storm dumped a good 8 inches on the Lake Glenville, NC area with localized reports of 12 inches. According to Local Yokel Weather, there is a good…
After taking the short yet strenuous (to me) hike with my daughter to High Falls, I made a much shorter stroll to the lake looking for icicles to photograph. I was afraid I waited too long since the weather had warmed up to low 40’s after highs in the twenties all week. But I found…
This gorgeous bird is taking shelter from the rain in Lake Glenville, NC.