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Watery Wednesday #106: Hurricane Falls

September 22, 2010

Hurricane Falls, Tallullah Gorge State Park, Georgia. June 23, 2009.

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Hurricane Falls is one of the major waterfalls in Tallulah Gorge State Park in Georgia.  It is the waterfall that a visitor can get closest to, but getting close involves a hike down 600+ steps from the rim trail.  And after enjoying the waterfall there are the same 600+ steps back up to the rim.  But the steps were worth it in my opinion.

This picture was taken during a June, 2009, visit to Tallulah Gorge.

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Watery Wednesday #105: High Falls

September 15, 2010

High Falls, DuPont State Forest, Brevard, North Carolina. May 10, 2009.

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DuPont State Forest between Hendersonville and Brevard, North Carolina, is a area of more than 10,000 acres of forest, trails and waterfalls.  Betsy and I have visited DuPont twice and have enjoyed visiting the waterfalls.  There are six major waterfalls in the forest and we have hiked to  four of them.

The picture above was taken in May, 2009, on our way back home from the beach.  High Falls is a steep cascade of about 100 feet.  The structure that can be seen above the falls is a covered bridge over the river.

We’ve enjoyed both of our visits to DuPont State Forest and, since there are still two waterfalls we haven’t seen, the chances are pretty good that we will be going back there.

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Watery Wednesday #104: Genesee River

September 8, 2010

Genesee River, Letchworth State Park, New York. August 31, 2002.

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I went to my archives to get this picture from Letchworth State Park in New York.  It shows two waterfalls on the Genesee River below the railroad trestle in the background.  Middle Falls is in the foreground, while Upper Falls is partially hidden further upstream.  There is a third waterfall, Lower Falls, which is further downstream behind me as I took this picture.

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Watery Wednesday #103: Foster Falls

September 1, 2010

Foster Falls, South Cumberland State Recreation Area, Tennessee. August 5, 2006.

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We’ve had a very hot and dry summer here on the Cumberland Plateau of Tennessee.  This has brought back memories of the severe drought we had in this are in 2006 – 2007.

The picture above was taken in August, 2006, and is of Foster Falls.  Foster Falls is one of the largest waterfalls (in terms of volume of water) in the state, but on this visit there was barely a trickle of water.

The pool did capture a nice reflection, however.

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Watery Wednesday #102: Campbell Falls

August 25, 2010

Campbell Falls, Camp Creek State Resort Park, West Virginia. April 22, 2010.

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In April Betsy and I went to West Virginia on a waterfall hunt.  One of the places we visited was Camp Creek Resort State Park near Princeton, West Virginia.  The park contains Campbell Falls, a pretty little waterfall.  There wasn’t a lot of water going over the falls, and the picture above shows only one branch of the falls, but the water was so clear that the bottom of the creek could be clearly seen.

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Watery Wednesday #101: Barefoot Landing

August 18, 2010

Barefoot Landing, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. January, 1998.

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I went to my archives to get this winter-time picture taken at Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  This pond is near the center of the shopping and entertainment complex.  I really like the reflections in the water.

The picture above was scanned from a slide.

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Watery Wednesday #100: Rakes Mill Pond

August 11, 2010

Rakes Mill Dam, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia. August 5, 2010.

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We celebrated Betsy’s birthday by traveling up to Virginia.  Although we travelled on the interstates early in the day, we moved over to the Blue Ridge Parkway near Floyd, Virginia.  Just about any stretch of the Parkway is beautiful and we stopped at a number of overlooks just to enjoy the view.

One of our first stops was at Rakes Mill Pond.  The pond was formed when a miller, Jarman Rakes, built a dam for his grist mill.  Rakes was something of a marketing genius — he allowed his customers to fist for brook trout while waiting for their grist.

Rakes Mill Pond, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia. August 5, 2010.

Much of the pond has filled in over two hundred years, but the pond is still large enough to capture the reflections of trees and clouds.

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Watery Wednesday #99: American Falls

August 4, 2010

American Falls at Niagara as seen from the base. August 30, 2002.

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The American Falls at Niagara is one of the most photographed waterfalls in the world.  This picture was taken near the base of the falls.  The billowing spray gives some indication of the power of the river going over that fall.

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Watery Wednesday #98: Nantahala River

July 28, 2010

White water rafting on the Nantahala River, North Carolina. May 30, 2009.

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I posted a similar picture on Photos by Senior Hiker a couple of days ago, but it’s still hot here on the Plateau and the subject is appropriate for Watery Wednesday, so you’re getting another picture.

I shot this on the Nantahala River in North Carolina in May, 2009.  The Nantahala is very popular for white-water rafting.  I took this photo at the end of the run through the final rapid in the river.  I’ll bet not a single person in this raft was complaining about the heat!

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Watery Wednesday #97: Victoria Harbor

July 21, 2010

Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong. June, 1987.

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Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong has been the busiest harbor in the world for many years.  The picture of Victoria Harbor above was taken from a Star Ferry as we were crossing the harbor back in 1987.

The picture above was scanned from a slide.

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