Monday, July 16, 2007

Chimney Rock and Hickory Nut Falls (Film Site of"The Last of the Mohicans")....

Chimney Rock
Hickory Nut Falls, we hiked on a 2 and a half round trip trail with cliffs on the side to Hickory Nut Falls from Chimney Rock. Dad about died and waited for him a lot but we enjoyed the scenery. It was great!

Blue Ridge Mountains


Blue Ridge Mountains



Groundhog Slide. Hawkeye, Chingachgook, and Uncas ran up this steep slope as they chased Magua in the movie, "The Last of the Mohicans".




Nature's Showerbath. Here is where Magua and Uncas were embroiled in a dramatic fight scene and where Alice did the suicidal jump in "The Last of the Mohicans".





Top of Hickory Nut Falls. The climactic fight scene took place at the top of the falls where Chingachgook killed Magua in the movie, "The Last of the Mohicans".






This is where we stayed in. We rented 2 cabins at Black Forest Campground near Dupont State Forest.
















"The Fam" on top of Hickory Nut Falls.









Dupont State Forest....

Triple Falls
High Falls

Slide. You can slide on at the bottom side of High Falls. You can climb up to the top of that slide and go down and land in that pool at the bottom.


Fun! The rocks did not hurt my butt at all! It felt soft. Megan and Andrea slid on it more than I did, about a million times. You can slide on it for about 50 feet and then land in the 4 foot deep pool at the bottom. The water was cold!



Hooker Falls. This is where the part in "The Last of the Mohicans" was filmed where they came down on the canoe. It is high to go down it on a canoe, about 15-16 feet high.




I swam right beneath Hooker Falls! It was cold and the water was very deep! Dad did too and he got under the water fall to get his shower.





You can see me on right on the right edge of the falls. I swam way out there.