Tag: Appalachia
Squibb Creek Cascade
Elk Knob 5520
Rush
I’m certainly glad I didn’t fall in while trying to capture this.
River
Little Stony Falls
While I’m sure it was helped out by recent rainfall, it was worth braving the cold weather and avoiding the falling icicles (you can see some next to the falls if you look closely) to catch the falls in full form. I’ll definitely come back when it’s a bit easier to get down closer to the actual falls.
Boulder
Rocks in the stream.
Lower Falls
Not quite as dramatic as the upper falls. It’s hard to call them “falls” at all. There is a certain tranquility to them.
Converging Trees
Green Water
Mist
The shots turned out pretty well, despite the fact that I forgot my quick release mounting plate this particular day.
Emerald Water
After a good rain even a shallow pool can look a little murky.
Tunnel
It’s awe inspiring to ponder the forces that worked to deposit these rocks on the top of a mountain.
High Country Dunking
I wouldn’t say the water was all that inviting (could have been the day) but I thought it was hilarious that the hiking guide I learned about this trek through suggested that if you were in the mood you could go for a “highland dunking.”
Watauga Dam, Front and Back
It’s hard to tell from looking at the lake, even with the plaque in front of you, just how massive the Watauga Dam is… until you turn around. It’s actually pretty disorienting to look at what looks like a normal lake, then turn around and see the valley that the lake used to be. And when you look down the slope at the valley floor below you really start to understand how deep the lake really is.
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