Hike to Upper Whitewater Falls Lower Viewing Platform
Last Satuday, the meetup group Tri-County Adventure group (Hike, Paddle & More!) hosted a meetup to hike from the Duke Energy Bad Creek Foothills Trail access area to the lower viewing platform for Upper Whitewater Falls, a distance of about 3 and a half miles. I didn't take that many photos on this trip, so I will mix in some photos from my last visit in June 2018 . Just mentally erase some of the greenery and pretend they were taken in December. The day was cloudy cold with freezing rain in the forecast that evening. As we gathered in the parking area, a snow and sleet shower passed by. I've already met some of these people, others were new to me. This is what the parking area looked like back in June: Last time I was here I hiked to the Lower Whitewater Falls viewing platform. Part of the way was the same as in last June, just with no leaves: This time instead of turning down the spur trail to the viewing platform like I did in June, we continued on Foothil...