Tanasee Gorge Hike

Monday, we broke camp and started making our way back to North Carolina.  We parked at the trailhead for Tanassee Creek Gorge on Wolf Mountain Road in Nantahala National Forest and started hiking down the old logging road.  A red eft newt was right on the trail.

There were some nice wildflowers blooming in the gorge.

At about 2 miles, we had to cross Tanasee Creek.  The water level was way up and it would have been difficult with Alex.  So we just headed back and enjoyed the beautiful forest.  Some flame azaleas were blooming along the trail.

In less than a mile, we got back to the crossing of the next tributary of Tanasee Creek.

When we reached the next tributary, we climbed up for a view of Horseshoe Falls.

It was really flowing in the high water.

After this, we hiked the rest of the way back and started making the drive home.

On NC-215, we headed up the to the Blue Ridge Parkway, making a couple stops on the way.  First, we stopped at View Pink Beds for a view down into Pisgah National Forest.

Then we stopped at View Stony Bald.

Mount Pisgah was visible to the north.

We followed the parkway to Asheville and got on I-40 to drive home.