WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?
My friend Jeremy told me about some waterfalls on Dogwood Creek quite a while ago but I did not make it up there to check them out until this weekend. The big deterrent for me was the horrible road. It is another one of those very steep and very narrow and rough roads with absolutely no turn outs. This one is even worse than the previous one I did recently. I prayed profusely again that I would not see another car as I drove up it and then back down later. Once again God obliged. Thank you Lord. Whew. Driving these roads is so stressful.
I arrived at the creek at noon and ate my lunch before starting the hike. There is a path going up along the creek so it is really not that hard. Until you reach the waterfall, that is. Then it becomes cliffy. Horribly cliffy. Impossibly cliffy. How was I going to get down to the creek and waterfall? I saw a possible route down but it would require rope. Thankfully, I brought my rope. There is no way I could’ve done it otherwise. I made it down safely and up to the waterfall. What a beauty! 53 feet high. A hidden gem. And much more difficult than I anticipated.
When I reviewed my friend’s photos afterwards, it seems he did not make it to this one. Maybe because it was so cliffy? But also it seems he went to some other falls that I did not see. I think I will be exploring this creek again on another day. Except for that darn road.
I did continue on to the upper Falls. Stay tuned for part two…