Sunday was a rainy morning. We ate breakfast in the car and then drove to the Frozen Creek access of Gorges State Park. Our plan was to hit Upper Wintergreen Falls. We hiked Auger Hole Road about 3 miles to Wintergreen Trail and followed that to the campsite. After the campsite, the trail was extremely hard to follow, with tons of downed trees over what semblance there was of a path. Alex was really having trouble and the rain picked up so we decided to head back. Right past the turn for Wintergreen, Augur Hole Trail was closed due to a landslide.
Turning around, we went back on Augur Hole Trail and got off the road to go down to the waterfalls at the confluence of Auger Fork Creek and Maple Spring Branch. It was a real steep climb down to the base. Augur Fork Falls flows down on one side and Maple Spring Branch Falls on the other.
There was a nice view of Augur Fork Falls from the base, but hard to see Maple Spring Branch Falls. I had to climb up the lower section of the waterfall for a good view.
Such a cool spot with dual waterfalls - there was a great view of Augur Fork Falls looking back.
This area reminds me of a tropical rainforest. After a lunch break, we climbed back up to Augur Hole Trail and continued back. In just under a mile, we got off the trail and bushwhacked down to Double Drop Falls.
The bushwhack was pretty steep, but it was short at least. We got a couple pictures and then finished the hike back.
Turning around, we went back on Augur Hole Trail and got off the road to go down to the waterfalls at the confluence of Auger Fork Creek and Maple Spring Branch. It was a real steep climb down to the base. Augur Fork Falls flows down on one side and Maple Spring Branch Falls on the other.
There was a nice view of Augur Fork Falls from the base, but hard to see Maple Spring Branch Falls. I had to climb up the lower section of the waterfall for a good view.
Such a cool spot with dual waterfalls - there was a great view of Augur Fork Falls looking back.
This area reminds me of a tropical rainforest. After a lunch break, we climbed back up to Augur Hole Trail and continued back. In just under a mile, we got off the trail and bushwhacked down to Double Drop Falls.
The bushwhack was pretty steep, but it was short at least. We got a couple pictures and then finished the hike back.
Before heading back to camp, we went right on Frozen Creek Road for about a mile to see Frozen Creek Shoals. It's on private property and the view from the road was poor.
On the way back, we stopped again at Headwaters. The food truck tonight was Tex Mex Barbeque. I had a pork taco and Sandy had a smoked sausage sandwich. We got some dry wood from Lazy J and made a fire since it had finally dried out.
On the way back, we stopped again at Headwaters. The food truck tonight was Tex Mex Barbeque. I had a pork taco and Sandy had a smoked sausage sandwich. We got some dry wood from Lazy J and made a fire since it had finally dried out.
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