Keowee-Toxaway

Thursday, we had breakfast again at Village Inn then headed to Keowee-Toxaway State Park, arriving right at opening time.  We started off on Natural Bridge Trail.  In about a half-mile, we crossed the natural bridge.

It's basically just a big rock slab over Poe Creek.

I went upstream and downstream of the bridge for some pictures.

Just downstream of here was Upper Poe Creek Falls.

There was a big open rocky area in the creek to go out and get a picture.

Just past the waterfall, we got on Raven Rock Trail.

There were some big rocks along the trail with some unusual icicles dripping down.

At the split, we went right and eventually came down to Lake Keowee.

There were some nice views, but the other side of the lake is developed.  As the trail climbed back up, there was a real nice overlook with a more natural view.

After finishing the loop, we got back on Natural Bridge Trail and crossed the creek on a wooden footbridge just below Poe Creek Falls.

It's the biggest on the creek at about 15 feet.  The best views were from the other side after crossing the bridge.

Alex really didn't like the footbridge, so we had to cross on the rocks.

A little further down the trail, a side path led to Lower Poe Creek Falls.

I thought this was the most scenic of the three.

After that, we finished up the loop and headed back to the car.

For lunch, we stopped at Mikoshi in Pickens for hibachi and then made a stop at Glass Mountain Heritage Preserve.

Parking at the summit near the radio towers, we took the trail that headed down the mountain.

There were several nice viewpoints from Glassy Mountain.

The ended near the start of the entrance road and we headed back up.

From here, we headed back to our cabin for the evening.