A lot of bears and coyotes call Beech Mountain home so it's always exciting when you discover little cave entrances like this one, hidden Voldemort-style in the base of a knotted tree trunk. Who knows what — or who — might be hidden on the other side of that shady hole? A quick peek won't hurt, will it?
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We took a new hiking path on Beech Mountain last week and ended up on a very muddy, somewhat difficult path that ran alongside a creek that was pretty much a continuous waterfall for hundreds of yards (probably more but we had to turn around with no end in sight). We're going to have to push further next time to see if we can find the end of it. It probably feeds into the Elk River at some point way down the mountain.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
You know you've arrived at the waterfall when you see this hand-hewn log bridge while hiking Falls Creek Loop. At just around one mile, It's a great hike for the entire family.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.