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RATING - 26.0
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 Hearty Creek begins its life in Heart Lake and proceeds to drop over eleven waterfalls on its way to the South Fork, culminating in Bridal Veil Falls. As one progresses downstream, the names of the waterfalls follow the pattern from caring about someone as a person to falling more and more in love, eventually ending in marriage at Bridal Veil.
Agape Falls is the sixth waterfall in the series. "Agape" is a
Greek word meaning unconditional love. It's only after moving beyond
physical obsession to the point where you are willing to die for someone
that you are ready for marriage at Bridal Veil Falls.
Agape Falls occurs where Hearty Creek runs through a surprisingly
impressive and narrow canyon. The creek is constricted into a narrow
slot and then launches into a pool at the bottom. The waterfall twists
in a necktie shape as it drops. While fairly small, this is a stunning
waterfall to behold in person and the canyon itself is amazing with its
vertical walls on both sides. |
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VR - 6.0 (Medium) HR - 2.0 SR - 14/20 TYPE OF APPROACH - Bushwhack DIFFICULTY - Difficult LOCATION - Hearty Creek TYPE - Punchbowl HEIGHT - 43' * WIDTH - 5' |
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| DIRECTIONS - Follow the directions to Loomis Falls. Turn left onto FR 1260 and follow it to its end in around a mile. Park and walk across the bridge over the South Fork and walk up the road for a little over two miles to its end. Agape Falls is just downstream from here. Head down the hill in the woods towards the creek. If you run into a cliff, just keep heading downstream until you can safely reach the creek. The falls will be just upstream from here. You can get close by rockhopping upstream. |