Senior Moments

Pearsons Falls, Saluda, North Carolina. May 11, 2007.

Betsy and I try to get to the beach each year.  We go to the Myrtle Beach area and spend about a week in mid-May.  That way it’s warm enough to enjoy the beach but early enough that there are not an overwhelming number of tourists.

In 2007 we made a stop in the mountains of North Carolina on our way to the beach.  We had been past Saluda several times, but upon learning of a waterfall near Saluda, we decided to stop and visit it.

Pearsons Falls is on Colt Creek and is named for Charles Pearson, who discovered the falls shortly after the Civil War while scouting the Southern Railroad route from Spartanburg, South Carolina, to Asheville, North Carolina.  In 1931 the Tryon Garden Club purchased the falls and the surrrounding glen, and they are now open to the public.

Pearsons Falls is a beautiful waterfall which can be reached after an easy hike of about one-third of a mile.  To see more of Pearsons Falls click HERE.

Tags: North Carolina, Travel, Waterfalls

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