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If you consider yourself an outdoor lover, this guide is for you. Learn about five must-see waterfalls in Raleigh, NC here.

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There's plenty more to see than just the colorful leaves in the North Carolina mountains during the fall. 


MARKET FOR A IN THERE IS A LOT MORE TO SEE THAN JUST THE COLORFUL LEAVES IN THE BUCKLE ON THE MOUNTAINS. TONIGHT THE TAR HEEL TRAVELER GIVES US RUSHING WATER. WE FIND SCOTT MASON SURROUNDED BY WATERFALLS IN MACON COUNTY. IN IT IS LOUD, BUT IT IS DRY. THIS IS TRIFLES IN MACON COUNTY, WE CAN STAND UNDER THE WATERFALL AND WATCH THE WATERFALL. YOU CAN JUST STANDARD FOR THE WONDERFUL. I CAN HARDLY HEAR YOUR QUESTIONS ON TOP OF YELLING INTO THE CAMERA. CAN KIND OF FEEL THE AIR MOVING AROUND YOU AT THAT WATER COMES OVER YOU. IN THE WATER RUSHES ACROSS AN OVERHANG AND CRASHES FROM A BLOOD 65 FEET HIGH. THE WATER BELONGS TO THE COLLEGE ASIA RIVER. THAT MEANS SWEETWATER IN CHEROKEE. IT MEANS A LAND OF THE NOONDAY SUN. THE SUN AND SWEETWATER AND DRIVE FALSE. >> DO YOU ENJOY LIVING IN THIS AREA? >> I DO. >> YOU'VE GOT SOME PRETTY SCENERY POINT >> WE DO. WE DO. >> JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM DRY FALLS IS ANOTHER FALSE WITH THE WATERFALLS AND THE TRAFFIC FLOWS. >> IT IS BEAUTIFUL. IT IS ONE OF THE ONLY WATERFALLS THAT YOU CAN DRIVE UNDER. >> IT IS THE ONLY WATERFALL IN NORTH CAROLINA THAT COULD DRIVE UNDER. >> I THINK IT IS BEAUTIFUL APPEAR. IN THE WATER FALLING DOWN LIKE A CURTAIN IS JUST BEAUTIFUL POINT >> ABUSE THE GOAL CURTAIN OF WATER FALLING DOWN. >> YOU CAN SEE ALL THE MINERALS AND EVERYTHING UP THERE. IT IS JUST AWESOME. >> IT IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. WHENEVER I GET A FEW DAYS TO GET AWAY, THIS IS WORK ON. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. ARE YOU GETTING WET? >> I AM NOT. >> THE ROAD USED TO GO UNDER THE FALSE PICK >> THE ROAD IS HIGHWAY 64, AND IT IS NOW LOOPS BEHIND THIS PICK >> PEOPLE JUST LOVE TO COME APPEAR AND PARK UNDER THERE AND TAKE PICTURES. >> WE ARE HERE FOR MY NEPHEW'S WEDDING. IT IS VERY INTERESTING THAT THIS IS THE BRIDAL VEIL FALLS. IT IS A NATURAL WONDER PICK >> NO WONDER IT IS AN ATTRACTION FOR THOSE ON FOUR WHEELS OR TWO. IN THIS AREA IS KNOWN FOR ITS GRANITE WALLS AND WATERFALLS, FOR BRIDAL VEIL FALLS AND DRIVE FALL. >> THE LAND OF GRANITE WALLS AND WATERFALLS. >> THAT IS SO SERENE AND SO BEAUTIFUL. HAS ABUNDANT WATERFALLS MORE

Nestled in the fall foliage of the North Carolina mountains is lush waterfalls 

What was supposed to be a one-hour hike to a waterfall near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line turned into a survival story for a Cary native.

>>> ONE THING THE PANDEMIC HAS DONE IS SENT PEOPLE OUTDOORS. ONE LOCAL FOUND OUT EVEN MOTHER NATURE CAN BE DANGEROUS AT TIMES AFTER HE PLUNGED OFF A WATER FALL IN TENNESSEE. >> Reporter: IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A ONE-HOUR SCENIC HIKE TO TWISTING FALLS IN TENNESSEE. >> IT GOT VERY SLIPPERY WHEN YOU GOT TO THE WATER FALL. >> Reporter: LUKE GEORGE AND HIS SISTER-IN-LAW GOT PHOTOS ON TOP OF THE WATER FALL. >> I THOUGHT I HAD MY FOOT CLEARED AND I DIDN'T, SO I SLIPPED. >> HOW FAR DID YOU FALL? >> IT WAS AROUND 20 TO 30 FEET. >> I JUST REMEMBER LIKE A BLUR OF LUKE, LIKE SEEING HIM FALL. BUT THERE WAS A ROCK IN BETWEEN US, SO I DIDN'T EVEN SEE WHERE HE LANDED. I THOUGHT I HAD JUST WATCHED HIM DIE. >> Reporter: GEORGE WAS ALIVE BUT TRAPPED IN A CREVICE BENEATH THE WATER FALL. THEY HAD NO CELL SERVICE. >> I JUST TOLD HIM, LIKE, WE HAVE A GUY THAT FELL DOWN THIS WATER FALL AND WE ARE WAY DEEP IN HERE. >> I WAS IN THAT HOLE FOR THREE AND A HALF HOURS. >> Reporter: VOLUNTEER RESCUERS FINALLY ARRIVED. >> THEY OFFERED ME WATER AND STUFF TO KEEP ME STABLE UNTIL THEY COULD FIND A WAY TO PULL ME OUT. THERE WAS A TEAM ON ONE END THAT HARNESSED THAT, AND THEY WERE PULLING ME UP. >> THEY WERE AMAZING. THEY DESERVE A HUGE SHOUTOUT. I WAS JUST CRYING. >> Reporter: GEORGE IS RECOVERING FROM CUTS, BRUISES AND SEVERAL BROKEN BONES IN HIS FOOT. >> DO YOU FEEL LUCKY? >> I THINK SO. IT'S JUST THE WAY I FELL. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. >> WHAT A SCARY EXPERIENCE. AT LEAST ONE PERSON HAS DIED FALLING OFF TWISTING FALLS BACK IN 2018 AND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD TO BE RESCUED. HE SAYS HE FEELS LUCKY THAT HE

Staying calm, falling forward keys to Cary native surviving waterfall mishap

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Cary native survives fall from Tennessee waterfall

Dane Jackson continues to take the plunge, dropping 134 feet into the unknown earlier this month in Chile.

Tennessee kayaker successfully takes on 134-foot waterfall

Six wild elephants fell over a treacherous waterfall in Thailand and died after one of the herd, a 3-year-old, was swept away by the river and the others tried to save it, national park officials said Sunday.