Sunrise over Cove Creek Valley
Ten miles long and four miles wide, the valley that drains into Cove Creek is surrounded by high mountains on its northwest side, long ridges and mountains to the northeast, and the rolling foothills of the Piedmont to the southeast. Prominent feeder creeks are Cedar, Otter, Bill’s, Greasy, Ham, Elliott, Mill, Morgan, Harris, Stone, and Chalk. Cove Creek feeds into the Broad River east of Lake Lure, which flows into South Carolina, through Columbia, on through Congaree National Park, and eventually to the Atlantic Ocean. 
Cove Creek
Climbing a high ridge on the south side of the valley just after sunrise on April 8th gave me a full panoramic view of the entire valley. These are the images that I captured from that ridge.
View toward the South Mountains, 30 miles to the east…
Bill’s Creek Road, following the original Cherokee trading trail…
Northwest view toward 2,800 foot Wolf Pen Mountain…
3,100 foot Hickory Nut Mountain to the north.
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Great to see your still roaming around. Great Sunrise. View toward South Mountain… WOW
South Mountain… WOW
The light blue haze in the distance adds so much to these beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing them.
Thanks Geri… I never cease to be amazed by the colors… Vann