Sliding Rock
Overview
 
Sliding Rock is a waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...

 in Western North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

, located near Brevard
Brevard, North Carolina
Brevard is a town in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. The 2005 population estimate by the United States Census Bureau was 6,643. It is the county seat of Transylvania County....

, so named because visitors can slide all the way down the waterfall into the plunge pool below.
Sliding Rock is a rock and small slide-type waterfall on Looking Glass Creek, in the Pisgah National Forest
Pisgah National Forest
Pisgah National Forest is a National Forest in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture. The Pisgah National Forest is completely contained within the state of North Carolina...

, near Brevard, North Carolina. It has a gentle slope and is about 60 feet long, ending in a large, deep pool at the bottom.
The rock has long been used as a natural water slide for adventurous tourists and locals.
Quotations

[to Jamal] What you write in this apartment stays in this apartment. No exceptions.

The key to a woman's heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time.

No thinking — that comes later. You must write your first draft with your heart. You rewrite with your head. The first key to writing is... to write, not to think!

My name is William Forrester. [pointing to a 'writers's wall of fame picture] I'm that one.

Bolt the door, if you're coming in.

Why is it that the worlds that we write for ourselves are always so much better than the worlds we write for others?

Category:2000 films Category:Drama films

 
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