Dupont Forest Waterfalls, Sweet Relief from the Heat

We love the waterfalls in NC. The falls at Dupont Forest are some of our favorites, and they’re close to Asheville. These videos are from “High Falls” which is at the top of the park. As a special treat we had some extra family members with us yesterday, Jolly, Phil, Ellie and Dillon.

On the other side of the falls there is a sweet looking natural slide. There were some college-age kids zooming down it but I didn’t manage to catch them in motion. It looked like it was hard on the backside, but worth the pain. Well, maybe at that age.

Asheville Living — Dupont State Forest Waterfalls Part 2

That’s right. This is the sequel starring my friend, and amateur stuntman, Robert Brokamp. While on point Robert discovered how slippery wet rocks can be and inadvertently added new meaning to “waterfall.” These falls are larger than they appear in this pic. Look at the third pic with Robert drip-drying to the right of that large rock for a better sense of the scale. Water + wool sweater = wet dog smell. A quick trip to the town Mall Wart for dry duds and all was well again.

Asheville Living — Dupont State Forest Waterfalls

This weekend the Sigler households joined forces and went a-hiking out at Dupont Forest. It’s less than an hour away and there are a bunch of waterfalls. The trip took us on increasingly rural looking roads with few cars in sight until we arrived at a parking lot jam-packed with tourists and a lot of out of state license plates. But there’s enough forest and waterfalls for everyone. Everyone that’s up for some serious uphill hiking that is. And we were. I decided I wanted to get close to one fall to feel its most awesome powah. I went barefoot and let me tell you it was cold man, cold!

There’s more about Dupont Forest at this unofficial site.