Sunday, October 18, 2020
The following morning, we headed for Highlands, North Carolina. Highlands is near the 4,635-foot-high Satulah Mountains. This area offers a lot of beautiful scenery, stretching along US Highway 64 toward Cashiers and on to Brevard. On Route 281 just southeast of the city is Whitewater Falls, a striking waterfall that cascades over 400 feet. We experienced the roaring torrents of both water and sound from a lot of waterfalls on this excursion, and Whitewater was the first really big one.
Around Cashiers (pronounced “Cashers”) North Carolina the Chattooga River is comprised of spectacular whitewater runs. This drive began the slow, switch-back-laden, up-and-down course that comprises almost all mountain driving. It was also so scenic that we made a LOT of stops for me to take pictures, and just to admire the beautiful autumnal mountainsides. Finally, as darkness overcame us, we found a place to spend the night just inside the South Carolina border.
