Rainbow Falls at Gorges State Park
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Sign board art start of Rainbow Falls Trail
Rainbow Falls Trail leaves the state park property
Rainbow Falls post
Horsepasture River
Looking up from the base
Rainbow Falls
Another look at Horsepasture River
Tricky creek crossing
Parking lot at Gorges State Park
Sky over a backroad at Gorges National Park
Overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains
Upper Bearwallow Falls
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I hiked to Rainbow Falls on the west side of in Gorges State Park in Transylvania County, North Carolina. Note I only hiked to Rainbow Falls; there area couple more waterfalls if you stay on the same trail. Hike writeup to come at Two-Heel Drive
Rainbow Falls generates lots of mist -- if you get to close you'll get soaked if it's really pouring, like after a major rainstorm goes through. This is one of the most impressive waterfalls I've seen in North Carolina, though there are probably are even bigger, better ones I haven't seen yet.
Rainbow Falls generates lots of mist -- if you get to close you'll get soaked if it's really pouring, like after a major rainstorm goes through. This is one of the most impressive waterfalls I've seen in North Carolina, though there are probably are even bigger, better ones I haven't seen yet.