This morning I intended to walk Rabbit Creek Trail. Upon entering the woods at the trailhead, I realize, first thing you have to do is a wet creek crossing. If it had been 1/2 mile along the trail I'd have done it but just starting out... I turned right and walked out to Abram Falls. No one was on the trail until at least the halfway point on the return.
Here is where I sat and ate breakfast, just far enough away from the spray. If you have seen photos of this waterfall, you might notice it has more water than most of those photos.
As the sign states, folks have died here. In 2008 Backpacker magazine listed this trail as the 9th most deadly trail in the country. The article stated since 1971 (to 2008) there have been 29 drownings in the GSMNP but did not specify the number attributed to this trail.
The water coming over the fall goes right to the bottom of the pool below, but then recirculates back to the fall near the surface, much like a hydraulic river rapid.
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