Sunny and cool, colorful leaves, and delightful waterfalls— all combined to give Pam, Ginie, and me a glorious hike! These were our directions as we set out for today’s hike. Our first stop was down the Dillard Road to see Upper Middle Creek Falls. We parked on the side of the road at a school bus stop. If you don’t know what you’re looking for, you’d most probably miss it! We carefully made our way down a little hill covered with wet leaves at the trailhead. I was surely glad to have my hiking poles to help me through the slick leaves on the path. It wouldn’t be a complete hike if we didn’t need to cross a creek! We came to the bottom of the falls... ...but we didn’t have a clear view of the falls so we climbed up the path a little further. At the top we found our first geocache. We opened it up and signed the book showing we had been there. And then we focused on the beauty of Upper Middle Creek Falls. We started back after enjoying the view and stopped again at the bottom of the falls for more pictures. We climbed up the path as we made our way back to the car. Pam pulled out her hiking book with directions to our next stop— Mud Creek Falls. We drove further down the Dillard Road to Sky Vally. At this time of year Sky Valley has the ‘Hay Bale Trail’ event where residents create fun hay bale creatures. Here are a few we saw today... ...the hay bale turkey... ...a hay bale snow leopard... ... and a hay bale Frankenstein. We came to the turn for Mud Creek Falls. We drove right up to the falls and parked. Pam suggested we walk down Mud Creek Trail to a covered bridge at the end of the trail. The trail was wide and mostly flat. Mud Creek ran alongside the path and we stopped several times to enjoy the scenery. We crossed a footbridge... ...and kept going. We emerged close to the Dillard Road. And walked up to the covered bridge alongside the road. We crossed over to the bridge by walking on a narrow board. And we sat awhile while enjoying the sights and sounds of the water rushing under the bridge. We didn’t want to leave, but we soon gathered our things and started walking back. We can’t wait until our next Girls Only Hike!
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Jean Streatfeild
11/8/2018 07:02:09 am
Hello again. I traveled with my husband, sister and her husband back to Highlands last week and enjoyed the hike up Whiteside. The view was spectacular.
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Sharon
11/8/2018 09:23:25 am
Whiteside is a favorite hike with a beautiful vista at the end. Have you seen the Shadow of the Bear?
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Jean Streatfeild
11/8/2018 09:36:51 am
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