We did a hike today that I had wanted to do a long time. Laurel Falls near Hampton, Tennessee is a well known waterfall that is one of the most spectacular in the area. Seven of us hiked in today from the Hampton trailhead. It was a good trail, but had a rock ledge that had to be negotiated about 2 tenths of a mile from the falls. There were lots of sights and sounds along the trail which meandered beside Laurel Fork, a stream that gushed out of the gorge, bordered at times by huge rock walls. There was lots of lush foliage too, mountain laurel, Watauga rhododendron, which was beautiful, and honeysuckle and wild roses that smelled divine. We enjoyed the hike and want to return.
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| Difficult to capture the size of the falls. |
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| Beautiful hike along Laurel Fork |
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| Watauga Rhododendron |
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