Yahoola Creek Dam, Dahlonega, Georgia. March 9, 2011.
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Betsy and I were driving around Dahlonega, Georgia, last Wednesday (March 9), when we crossed Yahoola Creek below the dam which forms Lake Zwerner. The water overflowing the dam looked so pretty that I just had to stop and snap this picture.
Brush Creek Falls, Pipestem Resort State Park, West Virginia. April 23, 2010.
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In April of last year Betsy and I made a trip to West Virginia to search out some waterfalls we read about in our West Virginia waterfalls book. We only had a couple of days on our trip, but we were able to visit several falls.
We came upon Brush Creek Falls after a fairly easy hike through the woods. The trail led to the top of the falls, but I scrambled down the banks of the creek to get this picture.
Brush Creek Falls is near Pipestem Resort State Park in West Virginia.
Rockhouse Falls, Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee. April 21, 2002.
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Fall Creek Falls State Park has five major waterfalls. Rockhouse Falls is one of the smaller falls as far as water volume is concerned, although it has a drop of 125 feet. This picture was taken from an overlook across Cane Creek Canyon from Rockhouse Falls. I took this picture on the anniversary of our very first kiss, which took place at Fall Creek Falls State Park.
Reflections at Barefoot Landing, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. December 21, 2010.
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When Betsy and I visited the Carolinas in December, we stopped by Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina one evening after dinner. The boardwalks across the lake were lighted and decorated with lights for Christmas. Those lights, and the buildings along the far shore, created some beautiful reflections that attracted my attention.
Tallulah River, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Georgia. October 14, 2009.
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A couple of weeks ago I published a picture taken from the south rim of Tallulah Gorge (you can see it HERE) showing the suspension bridge that lets you cross the gorge. I mentioned that getting to the bridge involved going down (and then back up) 600 steps.
If you navigate those steps and get to the bottom of the gorge, this is the view of the Tallulah River that you can enjoy.
Waterloo Falls, Hardy, Tennessee. February 23, 2008.
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Waterloo Falls is an impressive 35-foot curtain of water across a stream approximately 100 feet wide. As you can see, there was quite a bit of water going over the falls when we visited.
This waterfall wasn’t listed in any of our waterfall books, but Betsy found out about it on-line. It’s only about an hour from our house, so we took a drive to see if we could find it. We obviously were successful.
A nice bonus was a second, smaller waterfall upstream from Waterloo Falls. All-in-all we had a great day finding things to share on Watery Wednesday.
The schooner Alliance, Yorktown, Virginia. June 19, 2007.
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I must confess that I love tall ships and consider them very beautiful and thus scenic. This is the schooner Alliance, which sails out of Yorktown, Virginia, from April thru October of each year. The Alliance is a 105-foot three-masted schooner and offers 2-hour river cruises during the season.
We weren’t able to take a cruise on the Alliance when we were in Yorktown, but I think the possibility of a cruise is a great reason for going back.
Twin Falls, Rock Island State Park, Tennessee.
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Twin Falls in Rock Island State Park here in Tennessee is a relatively new waterfall. It didn’t appear until a dam was built on the river on the other side of the hill containing the falls. As the reservoir filled, water filled caverns in the hill and ‘leaked’ out the other side. After unsuccessfully trying to stop the leaks, hydrologists decided that the hill was not in danger of collapsing, and Tennessee state parks had a new attraction.
Little River, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Fort Payne, Alabama. February 14, 2010.
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Little River Canyon National Preserve near Fort Payne, Alabama, is a beautiful area to visit. The preserve includes an 11-mile scenic drive (Alabama highway 176) with overlooks at several points.
Sometimes called the “Grand Canyon of the East,” the canyon was formed over thousands of years by Little River. Little River is one of the longest rivers in America that flows almost entirely on the top of a mountain (Lookout Mountain). The river begins at 1,900 feet above sea level and drops over 1,200 feet before exiting the canyon.
The canyon carved over thousands of years by the river is twelve miles long and reaches depths of over 600 feet.
The picture above was taken at one of the overlooks along the canyon rim in February of last year.
Under the pier at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. December 21, 2010.
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One morning while at Ocean Isle Beach last month I took a walk down the beach. I walked to the pier, and since the tide was out, I walked under the pier. I found the piles and supports of the pier to be interesting, and the waves coming up and breaking between the piles caused some fascinating reflections.
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