Sloan Bridge to Whitewater Falls

After two weeks of not being out in the woods, it felt so good to get out today.  Fourteen of us gather at the Sloan Bridge Foothills access off Hwy. 107 in SC to hike 5 miles to Whitewater Falls.  Temperature was 50ish early in the am, but it didn't take long to warm up to the mid 70's by lunch.  We started out on the Foothills trail for aways crossing the SC-NC state line leaving Nantahala National Forest and entered Sumter National Forest then took the spur trail towards Round Mountain.  Several campsite areas and water sources along this section.  The trail then crosses NC 281 and enters woods again for a short ways to Whitewater Falls.