Turtle Back Falls
Photo By www.curtisk.com
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Located on the Horsepasture River
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In Transylvania County southwest of Lake Toxaway
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Between Drift and Rainbow Falls
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30 feet high
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Great location for swimming and sliding
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Picture taken in the summer of 1980
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Pentax MX - 50 mm - 1/125 sec exposure - Kodak 100 ISO color print
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Suggested Print Sizes 8x10, 11x14, 16x20
The river's name comes from the mid 1800s. Local indians who had stolen horses would put the horses in the river for holding. The steep banks and shallow bottom served as a natural corral which was not visible from any trail. The indians would retrieve the horses once the search was called off. |
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