A water hazard on the Druid Hills Golf Course, Fairfield Glade, Tennessee.
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We don’t often get a heavy snow here in the Glade, but when we do, it can be very beautiful. The picture above was taken on the front nine of the Druid Hills Golf Course. It was a gray, cloudy day, but the view was peacefully serene.
Dry Falls, Highlands, North Carolina. December 12, 2009.
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There really is water in this picture (the white streak on the right), so this qualifies for Watery Wednesday. The picture was taken at Dry Falls in the Cullasaja Gorge west of Highlands, North Carolina. Dry Falls is a beautiful waterfall with a misleading name that Betsy and I have visited several times.
Normally it is possible to walk behind the falls, but in December, 2009, when this picture was taken, the path was closed. All that ice made the path very treacherous. And all that ice should also dispel the idea that it doesn’t get cold in Dixie.
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I’m grateful for the beauty of all seasons.
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We’re being threatened with some nasty winter weather Thursday and Friday, so Betsy and I are going to Hendersonville today. We’re going to have a very full day helping my folks with some Medicare paperwork, so I’m not sure we’ll get back in time for me to post for Thursday morning. If not, I’ll be back Friday morning.
The Coast of Antigua from an old British blockhouse. September 12, 2001.
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One advantage of winter days is that there is not a great of yard work to be done. That allows me to spend more time at my computer, catching up on projects that have been on my to-do list and reliving memories.
The picture above was taken on the coast of Antigua in the Caribbean. Both Betsy and I really liked this island. An old blockhouse, where the picture was taken, is in a dry, almost desert-like setting. And yet we could look out over that incredibly blue ocean.
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Obviously the picture above was not taken this week. It was taken in May at Nantahala Falls at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in North Carolina. Nantahala Falls is perhaps the most popular “waterfall” in the state, especially in summers. It’s the last and biggest rapid encountered by whitewater enthusiasts on the wildly popular Nantahala River. It’s not a waterfall — just a Class III rapid — but it has always been called Nantahala Falls.
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I’m grateful for memories of warm summer days and beautiful white water.
A wintry scene on the Druid Hills Golf Course.
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I have to admit that this picture was taken several years ago — we’ve got the cold temperatures but not the snow. The weather forecasts say we’ll get some snow tonight and tomorrow, but Betsy is skeptical. She’ll believe it when she sees it.
The pond is one of the water hazards on the front nine of the Druid Hills Golf Course here in the Glade. Betsy and I had taken a walk to enjoy the beautiful snowfall. It was obviously warmer than it’s been for the past week. But then, we were several years younger and could tolerate the cold better.
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Darla at More Family and Flowers has issued a challenge for bloggers to end each post with something for which they grateful. I think that is a wonderful idea and I’ll try to remember to add a gratitude each day. I’m grateful for my beautiful bride who can make even a snowy day bright and sunny.
The picture of Hogskin Branch Falls I posted on December 1.
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On December 1 of this year I made a posting about all the junk we found around Hogskin Branch, a pretty little waterfall near Flag Pond in northeast Tennessee. The next day I heard from Bill, another waterfall collector, who said that he and his wife had visited the waterfall a couple of weeks before we did and there had been no junk around. He wondered what had happened and sent along a picture that he had taken.
The picture Bill sent after reading about Hogskin Branch Falls on my blog.
It quickly became obvious to both of us that we had not seen the same waterfall, so the question became ‘What waterfall did Bill and his wife see?’.
When Betsy and I went to Brevard, NC, about three weeks ago we decided, since I-40 was still closed, to go through Flag Pond to see if we could find the mystery waterfall.
Lower Clear Branch Falls, Flag Pond, Tennessee. December 10, 2009.
I think we were successful. The picture above is of Lower Clear Branch Falls. There was much less water when we were there, but the shelving and the rocks are the same as Bill shows. Further, the surroundings all matched what Bill reported.
Not only did we solve a mystery, we got another waterfall to add to our collection.
Bald River Falls, Tellico Plains, Tennessee. July 3, 2007.
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Tennessee is blessed with many waterfalls, and one of the most impressive in southeastern Tennessee is Bald River Falls. Bald River drops 80 to 100 feet as it nears the Tellico River. The falls can be seen from the bridge where Tellico River Road crosses Bald River, but there is a parking area nearby. I got this picture by walking back to the bridge after parking the car.
Tellico River Road follows the Tellico River for about five miles from the Cherohala Skyway near Tellico Plains, Tennessee. The river itself offers many wonderful views for future editions of Watery Wednesday.
Sunset off St. Maarten. September 11, 2001.
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This picture of the sun setting on a smooth ocean was taken in 2001 off the coast of St. Maarten. Some of that warmth would really be appreciated today!
Warwoman Creek Cascade, Clayton, Georgia. October 13, 2009.
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Betsy and I have been through Clayton, Georgia, several times on our waterfalling adventures. One of the roads we’ve traveled has the intriguing name Warwoman Road (I would love to learn the origin of that name, wouldn’t you?).
On our last visit to Clayton in October, we found Warwoman Creek. We didn’t find the waterfall we were looking, but we did find this cascade on Warwoman Creek. I thought it was pretty enough to share on Watery Wednesday.
Millstone Creek Falls, Erwin, Tennessee. November 27, 2009.
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Betsy and I spent most of Thanksgiving weekend visiting waterfalls in Northeast Tennessee. Most of them were fairly small, but pretty nonetheless.
Millstone Creek Falls is on undeveloped private property, but the owners allow visitors to the falls. The owners’ home is on the adjacent lot and the house has a beautiful view of the falls. But we enjoyed our short hike through the woods to this view of the falls.
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