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Jocassee Gorges is the only temperate rain forest in the United States east of the Rockies.

The Blue Ridge Mountains in the Jocassee Gorges region.

The Oconee Bell is one of the rare plants found in Jocasee Gorges.

Figure 1. Whiteside Falls drops 411 feet in these two cascades.

Figure 2. Thunderheads roll in on a summer afternoon.

Figure 3. Granite cliffs help to concentrate and elevate warm, moist air.

Figure 4. The eastern side of the "bowl" of Jocassee Gorges.

Figure 5. Wetlands flourish in flat areas and hollows on upper slopes.

Figure 6. Canadian hemlocks grow in the upland forests of the Blue Ridge.

Figure 7. Highland forests are home to a great diversity of plant and animal species.

Figure 8. Lush forest grows where mountain creeks deposit eroded sediment.

Figure 9. Rainbow Falls drops 100 feet in the cascade shown here.

Figure 10. Water sprays a great distance from Rainbow Falls.

Figure 11. Algae grows on rocks near the bottom of the falls, where spray is heaviest.

Figure 12. Delicate plants grow in areas of lighter spray.

Figure 13. Sturdier plants grow further back from the falls.

Figure 14. Slope forest resumes at the bottom of the falls.