Big South Fork NRRA 8/1/08-8/3/08

[RakkasanFA]

I took my wife this weekend to Big South Fork in Tennesse/Kentucky. We got there late on Friday night (4 hr drive) and stayed at the Bandy Creek Campground. The next morning we woke up, ate breakfast, weathered a small rainstorm and headed to the Angel Falls Trail which runs along the BSF River.
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It is a 2 mile hike out to the "falls" which is actually just a bunch of rapids. Still it is a nice and pleasant walk.
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[RakkasanFA]

Next, we headed to the Oneida and Western Railroad Bridge. There was a dirt road that led us out and we took the stairs under the bridge and checked around before driving across.
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[RakkasanFA]

After that we headed to the Blue Heron and Barthell Mining Areas in the KY portion of the park.
The Bridge where the coal traveled across the BSF River to be loaded onto the coal train.
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Barthell Mining Camp Barber Shop
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We then headed to the Blue Heron Campground to stay for the night.
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And in the morning we got to see a Black Bear!!
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[RakkasanFA]

This morning we went and checked out Yahoo Falls in the northern portion of the park.
This was by far the highlight of the trip. The fall is over 100' high.

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[RakkasanFA]

Finally, on our way out we stopped by a multi-use trail called Grent Trail and drove out about 3-4 miles and hiked a 1/4 mile to a beautiful overlook.

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[KSJeep]

With all the posts here from the west, you tend to forget just how beautiful the eastern mountains can be.
Thanks for sharing a new area, haven't heard of the Big Fork area.