Snow blanketed most of the 2-mile trail to the Raven Cliff Falls overlook. It made for slower than normal going and dictated careful footing in places, but the winter landscape was absolutely striking, and my wife and I had the normally popular trail totally to ourselves. The waterfall, which drops more than 400 feet, was running strong.
We decided against continuing on to the suspension bridge that spans the creek at the top of the falls. Trudging through the snow added an extra challenge, and an extra 3 miles (round trip) might have turned out to have been a little much for us today. Next time!
Winter is actually my favorite time of year to hike in the South Carolina mountains, mostly because of the openness of the vistas and because of the likely solitude.
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