Bull Sluice & Poke Creek falls (2 falls)

11/10/2011 - went to the Chattooga River to see Bull Sluice and the falls on the side creek Poke Creek.  I only got a picture of the lower falls on the side creek.  I just could not get up high enough to see the upper, sliding falls.  The lower falls is not as flat as it appears in the photo.

Bull Sluice (meaning the river, of course) was way down in water volume...but in a way that was nice, because it let me see the "bone" (rocks) that make up the sluice.  These would not be visible in higher water.
GPS: 34.81742° -83.30560° (Poke Creek)

Directions and Information: from Clayton, GA

• East on US 76 - to across the SC border
• Park in parking area on north side of the road
• Go down the steps to the walkway on the bridge and cross back into GA
• Trail begins at end of walkway
• At the fork in the trail, bear right - downhill to river
• Follow trail upstream to creek crossing at Poke Creek
• Bull Sluice is visible from here upstream beside huge boulder on left

The hike is pretty easy, but I found that the trail along the river had several old logjams that had to be climbed - something that I found difficult because of my poor balance.  They wouldn't be bad for someone more limber than me!