Highlands/Cashiers
Waterfalls & Hiking Trails

the Mission

To help all to find, understand and appreciate the splendor and natural beauty of our mountains while preserving local names, history and lore of the area.

The Mountain Author, Hiker, Adventurer

Rick Creel has been living and working in Highlands and Cashiers area since 1973. He has worked for the US Forest Service, hiked and mountain biked many local trails and is currently working as a Real Estate Broker. He often says, “If you lived forever, I don’t think you will ever be able to discover it all, just in our area.”

The Goal

To create a site with factual information and sources. To share videos and stories of the real Appalachian mountains, its people and help to preserve these. These videos are made available through our YouTube channel. Viewers are asked to subscribe. There is not cost nor emails associated with subscriptions. These just support our channel and helps YouTube know views like this type of content. Thanks for subscribing!