Our next stop was Whitewater Falls. The parking lot was nearly deserted when we parked and started down the paved walkway to the overlook. The falls were quite impressive from even so far away. It looked just like the picture in Alan's waterfall book. I took a similar shot and we continued down a more rugged path. After many steps and bypassing a few switchbacks we bushwhacked on to the river. It was already dusk in the gloom of the forest. As I looked up toward the falls I knew sunset wasn't far off. I set up a shot supporting the camera against a large boulder while Tom positioned himself further upstream. I heard a whoop from farther upstream and saw the outline of Nate's naked body with arms thrust overhead in a look of triumph. I was beginning to worry about our ascent (must be getting old). I saw a radiant glow above the falls which meant the sun had nearly set. Eventually, we re-grouped and started back up the hill. It was now dusk along the creek and nearly dark in the woods. I was comforted by the rise of a full moon knowing that we’d have all the light we needed. We followed a switch-backing, sometimes steep semi-trail back up the hill and finally hit the trail. We were soon back at the overlook. Nate commented and I agreed that it’d been easier climbing up the hill than descending. We drove into Cashier and barely arrived in time for Subway sandwiches. Nate and I saved our sandwiches for camp which ended up being about 4 miles west of Highland where we met Jeff, Mike, and Brandon. To Whiteside Mountain
Whitewater Falls
The tourist view and classic photograph.
You guys are funny :)
Whitewater Falls
Looks like somebody's going swimming.
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