Day 9: December 23, 2018 Falling Water Comment via blog

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In Hendersonville, where I spent the night, US-64 passes right behind Harry's and Piggy's. As it had been last year, the place was closed for Christmas but this time I expected that and wasn't nearly as disappointed. Someday I'll get inside.

The Dixie Highway passed through Hendersonville and the city is home to one of the route's Dixie-Lee markers. I turned onto the DH just long enough to check on the marker and found it healty and safe behind a tiny snow bank.

I'd barely made a comment about US-64 being mostly boring expressway when it wasn't. Yesterday's drive that led to and through the twists and turns around Lake Lure and through Chimney Rock was anything but boring. Today's wrap-up of North Carolina might have been even better. There were plenty of curves and even a little roadside ice sculpture. The last two pictures in this panel were taken from an eye catching spot named Rhodes Big View. The marker is flat and low and beyond the guard rail so as not to interfere with the view, and that's big.

The first three pictures are of Bridal Veil Falls. Pavement runs under the falls which normally permits visitors to drive behind the falling water. That was closed off today, and I'm guessing it was because of ice that was still visible in spots. That did not prevent me from walking behind the falls and making race car sounds. The last two pictures show the confusingly named Dry Falls. Here the path that leads behind the falls was blocked by a chain and sign that specifically cited ice as the reason. A few folk, who apparently don't believe in ice or signs or both, could be seen on the trail below.

Here's an example of the road through these parts and proof that today water was falling on as well as beside it. US-64 is definitely not boring as it passes through Nantahala National Forest.

Shortly after taking the picture of my rain covered windshield, I crossed into the state of Tennessee and the Cherokee National Forest. The dam pictured here is Ocoee Dam Number 2. The hydroelectric dam was built in 1913 and placed on the National Registry of Historic places in 1979.

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