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Carolina Mountain Club - WC100 challenge - 100 waterfall and cascades : THE WC100 IS COMPLETE! On October 30, 2010, Mel and I hiked to the waterfall on the Tributary of Laurel Fork. The hike wasn't as bad as anticipated. At the end of the hike, we both though that Dismal Falls was slightly tougher. Water volume is low due to the prolonged drought during the summer of 2010. However, western NC received a good dose of rain earlier in the week, which had to help water flows. If you are attempting the WC-100 and need information, please do not hesitate to contact us! ---- WC100 - Waterfall Cascades 100 challenge, is sponsored by Carolina Mountain Club. It is a list of 100 waterfalls and Cascades in NC, SC and TN. This gallery features the waterfalls on the WC-100 list, sorted by date of visit. Waterfall photography is tricky and conditions are fickle. You can visit a waterfall several times and find significantly different conditions. Some of the photos were taken in terrible light conditions, others were taken during dry spells where the flow is less than impressive. On the other hand, some of these photos were taken when the waterfall was looking its best! Many of these waterfalls have been visited several times, thus, we had to chose only one photo to represent a particular waterfall! IMPORTANT WATERFALL SAFETY! THE TERRAIN AND ROCKS AROUND WATERFALLS ARE SLIPPERY AND A FALL MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE! EVERY YEAR THERE ARE SERIOUS INJURIES AND FATALITIES AROUND THESE WATERFALLS! Some of the photos here are taken from precarious spots. When photographing, we will use ropes and safety devices. Another reason not to trample around the waterfalls is that some of the surrounding slopes contain rare plants and are extremely prone to erosion! These photos span a period of 5+ years and 5 cameras (cameras used include Canon Rebel T1i, Sony W-300, Sony N-2, Sony W-100, Sony P-70)! The photos in the beginning of the gallery were taken with the DSLR camera, but even some of the photos taken with the point and shoot turned out great! All of these photos are available in high resolution and without watermark. Please contact me for more information! Update 05/02/11 - Replaced photos for Twin Falls (SC) and Twin Falls (NC) Update 10/30/10 All done! All 100 waterfalls have officially been visited. Updates: 10/30/10 - Added Tributary of Laurel Fork 10/25/10 - Added Dismal Falls, Tributary of West Fork FB River and Still House Falls 09/14/10 - Added Bearcamp Falls aka Hilliard Falls 09/07/10 - Added Grotto Falls, Upper Falls, Second Falls 08/23/10 - Added Rainbow Falls, TN (was in TN doing some whitewater paddling on the Pigeon River) 08/10/10 - Added Paradise Falls (high flows due to dam release), Upper Sols Creek and Dill Falls 07/26/10 - Added N Trib Log Hollow, S Trib Log Hollow and Pearson Falls (left the Canon at home, so photos taken from a Kodak video camera, not the best photos, but its better than NO photos) 07/12/10 - Added Flat Creek Falls, High Falls (Mills River) and Cove Creek Falls 06/27/10 - Added Soco Falls (finally!) 06/01/10 - 5 new waterfalls added: Secret Falls, Pickelheimer Rock House Falls, Rufus Morgan Falls, Big Laurel Falls, Middle Falls on Snowbird 05/24/10 - Updated/replaced 2 waterfalls: Hunt Fish Falls, Upper Creek 05/18/10 - 2 new waterfalls added: Opossum Falls, Long Creek Falls 04/27/10 - 5 new waterfalls added: Lee Falls, Brasstown Falls, Riley Moore Falls, Shuck Ridge and Tom Springs.

Carolina Mountain Club - WC100 challenge - 100 waterfall and cascades

THE WC100 IS COMPLETE! On October 30, 2010, Mel and I hiked to the w ...

Updated: May 02, 2011 1:29pm PST

Paria River Backpacking (03/28/10 - 03/31/10) : Paria River backpacking (3/28/10 - 3/31/10) We started our journey on Sunday March 28, 2010 at White House Trailhead and ended our journey on Wednesday March 31, 2010 at Lees Ferry, Arizona. Looking back at this journey, it was one of the BEST backpacking trips ever! We had mostly great company (if you ignored a grumpy individual), OUTSTANDING weather and DOUBLY EXCELLENT scenery. These photos are presented in chronological order. Enjoy our journey through these photos! I've been frequently asked "What camera did you use?" I took a Canon T1i Rebel with 2 lenses (17-40 f4, 100-400 f3.5-5.6) as well as a lightweight Manfrotto Tripod. Yes, I carried the extra weight for 4 days (probably 6 extra pounds), and it wasn't pleasant! The Paria was a harsh and dusty environment. Unfortunately, this environment injured the 17-40 lens, but the images from the trip are outstanding! Truthfully, the tripod was more useful to hang stuff than for picture taking. I think the ONLY time I used the tripod was taking the night shot under the full moon.

Paria River Backpacking (03/28/10 - 03/31/10)

Paria River backpacking (3/28/10 - 3/31/10) We started our journey ...

Updated: Jun 09, 2010 10:01am PST

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