Today's hike at South Mountains State Park was led by David Memory. Although the hike ended up at the same place we started, it included parts of 7 or 8 different trails. Early on, crossing Shinny Creek presented a bit of a challenge for our group of nine. However, only one wet foot was reported.
As we walked the ridgeline, we were treated with several good views. Using my peak finder application, we could identify, Roan, Grandfather, Beech and without it, it was easy to identify Table Rock and Hawksbill. Our view South was limited and did not include the Charlotte skyline as hoped.
Our hike ended after passing the top attraction in the park, High Shoals Waterfall. The elaborate wood staircase alongside the multiple drop waterfall, makes for a relatively easy ascent or in our case, descent. Climbing in this area without the staircase would be a difficult scramble. The granite here is a type which fractures both horizontally and vertically. So in the event of an earthquake, more granite will break apart than normally would. Over time, that has happened here. Note the photo to the right and the large number of boulders.
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Nice trip report and photos! I have yet to do this trip, but its on my short list to help me finish my CMC waterfall 100 challenge. I was telling Kenny the other day we should go do this trip and group together some more to make a weekend of it.
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