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Forced these two to get up early to be my models. These two are such perfectionists....shoes got wet and dirty which almost ruined the morning! A trip to McDonald's helped soften the pain!
Livingstone Island, Zambia
Devil's Pool is adjacent to the famous Livingstone Island situated on the edge of the Victoria Falls.
During the drier months of the year, May to October, it is possible to walk along the lip of the falls. This can only be done from the Zambian side. After thousands of years of erosion, many rock pools have formed and one of them has formed right on the very edge of the sheer drop.
Over 500 million litres of water a minute cascade over the almost 2km wide falls, causing a deafening and spectacular explosion of spray which can be seen 30 miles away. This is why it is known locally as Mosi-oa-Tunya, or The Smoke that Thunders.
You can find guides who will take you on the Zambian side, at the entrance to the Falls.
custom-made loaves at Kaz today, with a stencil made from an old wine label of his (notice the devil is uncorking a bottle of Kaz wine) -- and SO tasty on a cold & rainy day!
Local folklore explains the valley as the work of the devil. The legend holds that the devil was digging a trench to allow the sea to flood the many churches in the Weald of Sussex. The digging disturbed an old woman who lit a candle, or angered a rooster causing it to crow, making the devil believe that the morning was fast approaching. The devil then fled, leaving his trench unfinished. The last shovel of earth he threw over his shoulder fell into the sea, forming the Isle of Wight.
We spent 3 nights camping at the Devil's Postpile Natl. Monument in the Eastern Sierra, California. The distortion is intentional, but to be honest I spent very little time here photographing it. The mosquitoes were horrendous. I just wanted to get out of there as quickly as I could. They were only really bad right here; the rest of the area did not have too many of the little buggers (but there were some). I was definitely surprised there were as many as there were.
View in larger size and read about my adventure on my blog.
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These whirlwinds are common in the river bottom. They call them dust devils for for obvious reasons.
From: www.hauntmastersclub.com/places/curious_places/devils_loo...
"Since Native American Yuchi Indians inhabited northeast Tennessee, there have been tales of a terrible supernatural presence residing at the Devil’s Looking Glass off TN-81S in Erwin, Tennessee. Author, historian and folklorist Pat Alderman believed the sheer cliff received its name because at certain times it is believed you can see the face of a horned devil on the cliff, but the monster in question far predates the introduction of Satan in the United States.
One of the first books connecting paranormal phenomena to the cliff was Charles Edwin Price’s 1995 book Haunted Tennessee. He confirms that even Native American Indians were terrified of the image of a face that lies in the cliff and presents an atypical “lover’s leap” theme to it as well:"
"One place where terrible spirits lurked – and perhaps still do- was a 300-foot-tall rock cliff located on the Nolichucky River
near the Unicoi/Washington County line. Called “The Devil’s Looking Glass”, the cliff was so infamous for the spirits living
there that the [Native North American Yuchi and Cherokee] Indians avoided it whenever possible. Even war parties floating
down the Nolichucky River in canoes would refuse to look at its sheer rock face while they paddled past as quickly as possible.
It was said that a warrior who had dishonored his tribe climbed to the top of the Looking Glass one day and flung himself
off the summit. His troubled spirit was rumored to inhabit the cliff and would lure other warriors to jump – sort of a mystery
loves company attitude. (Price, pgs. 5 & 6)"
This capture of Devil's Thumb is located North of Delta, Colorado. Devil's Thumb Golf Course is named after this rock formation.
Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet Entomology
"Hickory Horned Devil
Citheronia regalis (Fabricius)
This caterpillar is the larva of the Royal Walnut Moth, also known as the Regal Moth. The larva is not one for a timid person to suddenly discover. It has a scary, frightful appearance resembling a small dragon with up to five pairs of long, curving hornlike structures over the back of its thorax with the rest of the body covered with shorter spikes. The body color ranges from deep blue-green to tan with orange spikes tipped with black. Shorter spikes are black. Though very ferocious appearing, it is quite harmless to handle. They are enormous in size, being five to six inches long and nearly 3/4-inch in diameter. They feed for a period of 37 to 42 days on the leaves of hickory, walnut, butternut, pecan, ash, lilac, persimmon, sycamore, sumac and sweet gum. Larvae mature in late summer, wandering around searching for a place to burrow underground to pupate. Overwintering occurs in the pupal stage.
The moth has a wingspan of five to six inches and is seen in midsummer. It has a long body covered with orange yellow hair. The forewings are gray with orange veins and yellow spots. The hindwings are primarily orange with scattered yellow patches. "
And a youtube video: