Little Switzerland, Tom's Creek Falls, and Roaring Fork Falls

UPDATE: I did a little recon of the area a few days ago and discovered that the road to Setrock Falls, the third waterfall in our trip, is currently closed off due to construction. I don't know when it will again be open, so this event will be shorter than planned by one waterfall.

There's nothing like cooling your feet in cold, clear mountain streams, and there will be two opportunities to do that on this meetup--with a bit of shopping and dining sandwiched in between in scenic Little Switzerland!

We can carpool from Stonecrest (8:00 am, because we've got a lot to do this day) and stop at Tom's Creek Falls first. It's less than a half mile from the trailhead, and there's plenty to see along the way https://www.hikewnc.info/besthikes/grandfather-ranger-district/toms-creek-falls. The total trail distance we'll cover in this in-and-out hike is only 0.8 mile. The trail is rated easy.

Once we've seen the falls, we'll get in our cars and head another ten miles up to Little Switzerland, "The Jewel of the Blue Ridge" (http://www.visitlittleswitzerland.com/#home), for lunch and shopping.

When we've had our fill of the amenties Little Switzerland has to offer, we'll mount up and ride another five miles down the Blue Ridge Parkway to Crabtree Falls (https://www.romanticasheville.com/crabtree_falls.htm). We can access the falls via a short loop--which contains a strenuous section--or take the slightly longer, but much easier, in-and-out trail. It should be a full, fun day!

I expect we will be back to Stonecrest by 7:00pm.