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Went up into the mountains today ....Ok when i sent off it WASN'T raining ....when i got to this usually small mountain stream the heavens opened and the wind really started ....This is in for the day i thought to myself as is seat in my waterproofs huddled beside that rock ...Time for a quick exit .....
CSX Transportation (that still doesn't sound right) train Sappi-4-23 crosses Martin Stream in Fairfield, ME on 10/23/2022.
In recent years, solid Guilford lash ups have been increasingly hard to get after the great purge of 2020. However, on occasion they do manage to get paired up and that is what happened on this day.
Who knows how much time these units have, but so far Maine has been (luckily) spared from the homogeneous CSX power. Most of the units being sent to Waterville have either been reactivated for use elsewhere on CSX, or have been parted out. So, for now the "old" stuff continues to hold down the assignments.
CSX Transportation
Train: Sappi-4-23
10/23/2022
Fairfield, ME
CSXT District 1 Hinkley Branch
Much of La Vallée de Ferney, in Mauritius, consists of rolling hills and grassland. However, there is also a substantial area of indigenous rainforest, containing streams such as this one.
Cedar Creek, Natural Bridge State Park, Virginia
"But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream."
~ Amos 5:24
One of the first scenes you see when you pass through the old entryway for Natural Bridge State Park and head down the stairs is this peaceful little alcove quietly displaying the deceptively gentle force that formed the Natural Bridge in Virginia. Cedar Creek certainly doesn't look like much here, but over millions of years it helped form a 215-foot-high (66 m) natural arch that Thomas Jefferson, before he became our 3rd President, proclaimed to be "the most Sublime of nature's works".
One would think the Natural Bridge itself would be more famous; in 1774 Jefferson actually purchased it from King George III (yes, that King George whom he rebelled against 2 years later; and he only paid 20 Shillings for it!) Before that, a large stone engraved with "G.W." and bearing a surveyor's cross there at Natural Bridge proves that our 1st President, George Washington himself surveyed the bridge when he came through in 1750. Nor were they the only U.S. Presidents who visited the structure; both James Monroe (5th President) and Martin Van Buren (8th President) stayed at Jefferson's log cabin retreat there.
The bridge is even mentioned by Herman Melville in describing Moby-Dick. Yet in spite of all that history, Natural Bridge was only made a State Park, not even a National Park, as late as 2016.
The park features a lot to do besides the creek and bridge, but I still find this spot here to be the most memorable due to its tranquil setting. The power of water, even when flowing gently.
Selected for FLICKR Explore March 25, 2022, # 43.
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While in the Smokie Mountains we stopped multiple times to photograph the scenery. I was happy to take photos of my lovely daughter too. This photo is called “Jamie By The Stream.” Thanks for viewing my work. Stay safe and be kind.
This 'stair-step' stream is a tributary to Soco Falls, which is located just west of Maggie Valley, NC. The shot was taken during last fall's foliage trip
Was going through my library of images and found this shot I took last fall. With all the heart and humidity here in Charlotte, I've been wishing for a return to brisk fall mornings where you can almost see your breath, and the falling leaves give the air an earthy smell. #mountainstream #southmountain #ncstateparks #autumn #fallcolors