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Tuckaluge Creek

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I had identified two locations on Tuckaluge Creek where there might be waterfalls.
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I had identified two locations on Tuckaluge Creek where there might be waterfalls.

  • I had identified two locations on Tuckaluge Creek where there might be waterfalls.
  • Renee joined me for the exploration. We parked in a big pull-out where FR 153/ Tuckaluge Creek Road crosses Tuckaluge Creek. About 0.8 mile from Warwoman Road.
  • Hike across the bridge and take the logging road to the left.
  • In 150 yards, the logging road ends in a roundabout. A path leads upstream from the upper left corner of the roundabout.
  • In 20 or 30 yards, the path ends at the creek. We explored the opposite bank for continuation of the path but the best path is the creek.
  • Renee heads up the "fisherman's path".
  • Early on, we tried to bushwhack the river-right bank. Impenetrable rhododendron forced us back into the creek.
  • Some of the pools were more than knee-deep.
  • We rock hopped where we could but mostly, it was a wade.
  • There were many small "waterfalls" to get over/around.
  • Rounding a bend in the creek, we were greeted by an enormous log jam at the bottom of a waterfall.
  • Renee sets up for some shots; Mtnimages climbs the logjam.
  • From my perch on the pile of logs.
  • Eighteen feet high. Located around the 1820 foot elevation on Tuckaluge Creek, coordinates are 34.906806, -83.304833 We wanted to continue upstream but we didn't see any reasonable way to get around the waterfall.
  • We back-tracked to the feeder stream that houses Indian Grave Falls. <a href="https://mtnimages.smugmug.com/Hiking-With-Mtnimages/Tributary-to-Tuckaluge-Creek/">https://mtnimages.smugmug.com/Hiking-With-Mtnimages/Tributary-to-Tuckaluge-Creek/</a>
  • We bushwhacked up the river-right side of the stream to the grotto.
  • For details on how to reach this waterfall with dry feet see <a href="https://mtnimages.smugmug.com/Hiking-With-Mtnimages/Tributary-to-Tuckaluge-Creek/">https://mtnimages.smugmug.com/Hiking-With-Mtnimages/Tributary-to-Tuckaluge-Creek/</a>
  • Renee's photo from behind the veil. Thanks to Renee for providing many of the photos for this posting.
  • This is the GPS track.
  • Profile of the hike. Fortunately, the scramble from Tuckaluge Creek up to Indian Grave Falls is not very far because it is STEEP!
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