Jumping Off Rock
I had planned on going on two adventures this week, but a cancellation and a forecast of wet weather forced a change in plans. Now there would only be one adventure this week. A few weeks ago I had visited Jump Off Rock , a popular mountain overlook in Laurel Park, North Carolina. With the fall leaves showing full color, it was a good time to visit another similarly named mountain overlook, Jumping Off Rock , in Pickens County, South Carolina. Jumping Off Rock is about 9 to 10 miles down Horse Pasture Road, a windy, gravel laden, one lane forest road off US 178, now open year round to vehicles. The best way to travel Horse Pasture Road is with a high clearance vehicle such as a jeep or a truck. I didn't have either one, just a car, so I made a backup plan. I packed my gravel bike in my trunk and would stop and continue on bike when the road got too much for my low clearance car. A short distance down Horse Pasture Road is the parking area for the Foothills Trail. I stopped in the...