RIP Skinny Dip Falls - Footage from after the flooding
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Tropical Storm Fred caused major flooding in the Pisgah Ranger District of Pisgah National Forest. Skinny Dip Falls suffered massive damage, and is all but gone. It doesn't even look like the same place. We take you down to what remains and show the extensive damage.
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Thank you so much for sharing this.
You're most welcome!
ahhhh the Dragon tree!! loved that you put that in there, how memorable.....really appreciate the tombstone someone made. Nature is always reminding us that change is the only constant and to savor things in the very moment we have them because we never know what the currents of life will bring next. So sacred for all of us who got to experience this place in it's prime. Thank you for making this.
Definitely reminds you that we are not in control. It's still a pretty place, just not near as gorgeous as it was. We hope over time it will recover, and just beautiful in a different way. Appreciate you watching.
I visited last week and was unaware of the flooding. It had changed so much.
Definitely a very different place now. Very sad. We'll have a new video with our most recent visit coming soon.
Everytime I think about this, it makes me feel extreme grief. I didn’t know about this until a year after it happened watching your video and I was floored. Interestingly enough, I had went down to the Davidson river that same weekend this happened and knew about the flood, but didn’t know that the rain also effected Skinny Dip. It was my absolute happy oasis place in WNC. Not sure if there’s anywhere else nearby quite like it was. It brought me peace. But it’s still a great spot to check out. RIP!
This is so sad...
It really is, thank you for watching.
Just WOW - Mother Nature at her most turbulent!
Most definitely - We were just shocked when we saw the changes. Appreciate you watching!
Sad to see this!
Dude well done. Some solid before/after shots.
Thanks Cole, appreciate it and appreciate you watching. It was a tough video to do, as we really loved this place, but hoping the forest will make it something new and wonderful again.
@@Blueridgemountainlife agreed! Where you guys based out of?
@@coleordiway4528 We're just outside of Maggie Valley, between Maggie and Waynesville, so local.
The change is nothing short of apocalyptic. East Fork doesn't look remotely the same anywhere. It looks like a river in CO or something. Nuts.
That is terrible. Water is a true force of nature.
The devastation was insane.
Oh this is def a kick to the heart 😫 I know it will still be beautiful but so many amazing summers were spent there and many great memories with friends and my kids. Thanks for this update! I havnt been able to go and see for myself yet but I had heard it took a beating 😖 amazing footage! I love watching your content
Was definitely upsetting to see it so destroyed, but we visited again recently (video coming soon), and it's healing ... slowly. Still pretty, just very very different. Thanks for watching, and so glad to hear you enjoy our content. We appreciate it!
Would be an amazing gem mining experience
So different! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for watching!
This is how nature works and why the area looks like it does. Water creates and water destroys. That's the beauty of it all.
So very true. Thanks for watching!
It was because of your video last year that I visited these falls in November 2020. Appreciate you showing us how nature has altered this site.
Glad you got to see it before, and glad our video guided you there. Thank you, and we appreciate you watching and following along with us!
The landscape now looks like something you would see in Colorado with its boulder fields; in time it will look awesome again, different but beautiful. Great job on the before and after!
It really does. We thought the same. Thanks, appreciate the compliment!
WOW! Unbelievable. I was at the falls this summer with a group of teachers and as I sat pondering the power and majesty of it all, surrounded by the blanket of lush foliage I remember thinking... These falls, the rocks and plunging pounding water have been here since before man stepped onto this continent. The plants and animals adapting, and the water providing what was needed to support each fragile organism's robust persistent effort to survive. I was overcome with awe at the ongoing brilliance of creation. And now I think, "What now? What of all the plants and animals" and I am once again reminded of the ongoing brilliance and persistence of creation. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank you for watching! Definitely very different, but nature will adapt. We look forward to seeing it a few years from now as it begins to recover, and become something new.
Thank you for this info. What a change.
Thank you for watching! Definitely very different.
So sad this beautiful place is forever changed.
We were so sad - These mountains are always changing, but seeing this, after having just been there 2 weeks before, so pretty shocking to see. The video just can't do it justice. Thanks for watching.
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Wow, that's a big difference!
Thanks for watching - Not even the same place anymore.
The same flood had taken my friend mobil home down the river with her in it. She was rescued but still not yet fully restored. We went to skinny dip first time over 10 Yrs ago when there was hardly any one on the trail. Our last visit was a different story…it was very crowded. This is the first time I hear about the damage to the fall. We are going to check it out. I just love the crystal clear water there. Thanks for the before/after video. Well done!
So sad!! Will they rebuild it? Where do we go now this summer? I was planning on going there! 😩
Can you please share some swimming holes we can go to now that this one’s destroyed?
Graveyard falls is pretty awesome and there is a rock to jump off of also but it just isn’t as far of a jump down. It’s still awesome and very beautiful there. It’s the lower falls tho.. there is an upper falls also but we always go to the lower and jump and swim
While many may lament what was, I think in time, this will still be a very pretty fall. In fact, I think for photographers, it may offer more views to shoot when everything has had time to settle and clear. Thanks for the update. Great job.
Thanks for watching!
I agree with you Bill, the area will be totally changed. I have a section of MTS trail maintenance from Graveyard Fields to Skinny Dip with the CMC. We started from Graveyard Fields and noted 4 down trees, but were totally unprepared for Skinny Dip.
@@ellenclark1423 It literally took our breath away as we crossed the small bridge and went down to where the stairs were. Felt like someone punched us in the stomach. The extend of the damage and changes is hard to describe, and even difficult to appreciate on video. Appreciate your comments, your efforts, and for watching!
@@ellenclark1423 Thank you for taking the time to help maintain and beautify our great trails. As for Skinny Dip, we will need some really good rains for things to settle. I'm afraid if anyone tries to do any "repair" at this point will just be wasted time.
Are u blind or stupid no more falls and the swimming hole is maybe a foot deep so no more swimming or jumping
Does the area still look like this 11 months later? Or has it been restored?
Still looks very much like this, although they have made some trail improvement to make it easier, and more safe to get down to the creek. We visited about 2 weeks ago for a follow-up, and will have that video out soon.
I went for the first time after seeing a video showing the beautiful falls and swimming hole. At the time I didn't realize what had happened in the week prior. I got there and saw the mess. I used the scramble trails to get down--there are a few, and they are steep but much safer than trying to scale the area where the stairs used to be and where that pink tape now is (people were doing that, and I don't advise it). I had a nice day there, but had I known about the damage I likely would have gone somewhere else instead. I'm sad that I never got to see it in its glory.
Many people were there the day we were recording the video, and did the same thing. Some had never been before it was destroyed, and others had been there many times, and we're grieving over it, like we were. We agree on not taking the cliff down where the bridge was, very dangerous, and we were surprised at how many were doing it! The scramble trail is still a little dangerous, but far less so. The new waterfall created where the bridge used to be is still just beautiful, but the whole area just isn't as beautiful as it was. Hopefully in time it will heal. Thanks for watching, and for your great comment. We appreciate it!
The last time I was able to visit was 5 years ago. Wow what a major change! I am glad I was able to visit it then and it's nice to know the dragon tree is ok.
Thanks for watching! Yes, definitely very different now.
Wow, that is amazing. We frequent Western NC a good bit. I unfortunately never got to visit Skinny Dip Falls. I hate I didn't. It is amazing to think that pool was deep enough to jump in like that. We were just up in Maggie Vally about three weekends ago. We rode over to Canton to check out some of the areas that was flooded. It is crazy how powerful that water is. Especially after seeing all this rock that it pushed downstream. Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to dig into more of your videos. This will give me more ideas on places to visit while going there!
The damage that was done, as you saw, is unbelievable. Thanks for watching, we have lots more content planned!
@@Blueridgemountainlife Anytime
Dang, we were just there in July and had a blast. So thankful we got to see and enjoy this beautiful spot. So sad to see the destruction.
Thanks for watching, and we agree, very sad to see it so changed.
Great video with the before and after! When I came in the other day from the Parkway and stood where the stairs used to be, I thought part of the MST above the falls was gone also. I followed a decent trail up creek towards Yellowstone Falls a few years ago and thought it was part of the MST. But - a few days ago, my wife and I followed the MST from Graveyard Fields to the opposite side of Skinny Dip and the trail doesn't come close to the creek until you get to the waterfall. Maybe there was a reroute of the trail at some point?
Hey, thank you and thanks for watching. Were were told by a few hikers we met while there that it was part of the MST, so I was going by that - That might not be accurate OR, maybe it's a spur trail or alternate loop. So I might have had bad information. Thanks for sharing that.
Very Sad, but hopefully God has a new plan for this area! 🙏 Falls are still beautiful.
Definitely agree it's still pretty, just not the same as it was, and not sure it will ever be a swimming hole again. We appreciate you watching!
Yeah, 'cause that's what God is focusing on during a pandemic---"how can I improve Skinny Dip Falls?"
Larry, it appears it is a combination of trees washed down the sides of the mountain and the massive water flow washed out the soil along each of the banks, dislodging the rocks and they just fell into the creek. Then trees and soil flowing downstream just destroyed everything in the path. I never got to go to Skinny Dip Falls before and now, it has suffered catastrophic damage. So sad. It is nature though.
So sad!!! 😭
Yes very, it was really upsetting to see. I was just in shock. Thanks for watching.
The "new" Skinny Dip Falls will shine bright in a year or two. God is good
Its still skinny dippable. I will be hiding in the woods with a cig....don't mind me
So sad
We agree, thanks for watching.
Could you do this for the blueridge near waynesville, my family and friends want to know if there was bad damage there and what to avoid.
This is actually not far from Waynesville. Waynesville, which is where we live, didn’t have any damage. The southern side of the county, in and around Canton was impacted significantly.
@@Blueridgemountainlife we lost our cabin of 30 years in cruso
@@veyloona I am so very sorry to hear that.
Any chance you explored by the East Fork trailhead on 276? It is one of my favorite places and I would really like to know how it has been impacted.
No, we haven't been out there yet, but it's on our list. Thanks for watching.
sad but I have seen devastation like this before in WV after the Flood of 85
Thanks for watching, we appreciate it.
Thank you for showing us! You did a great job! Can’t wait for skinny dip 2!
Thank you! Really appreciate that and appreciate you watching!
Good! Many Fewer people to disturb it!