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If the sandstone arches of Utah were dropped into the dense forests of the Appalachian region of Eastern Kentucky, this is what you'd get. These abundant sandstone formations are remnants of shallow seas that once covered the area.
On a personal note, the deciduous forests of Appalachia can sure hold in moisture. High, high humidity. In struggling with my equipment, fogged up glasses and sweat in my eyes, I couldn't find my backpack as I took this photo. Now where'd I leave that backpack?
North Arch
Twin Arches Natural Area
Big South Fork National Recreation Area
Tennessee
6 Image HDR
The massive North Arch of Twin Arches in the Tennessee section of the Big South Fork NRRA has a clearance of 70 ft and a span of 135 ft, the deck is 32 ft. thick at it's thinnest point. Absolutely one of the coolest formations I've had the pleasure to see. If you look closely my good friend Chris Morris sits on a rock near the bottom of the photograph for scale.
Scott County, Tennessee is largely covered with mountains, arches, bluffs, and rock shelters that are underneath a blanket of dense deciduous forest, the Scott Forest. It skirts Central Kentucky's southern border.
This north arch, which is half of what is called the Twin Arches, is part of the federal Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. This arch is a little more visible at a distance during late fall and winter when the trees have lost their foliage.
If Southern Utah's Colorado Plateau were covered not with arid desert but with rain and one of the world's oldest hardwood forests such as here in Appalachia's Cumberland Plateau, this is likely what Utah's arch lands would look like.
Besides having fantastic natural wonders, Scott County is famous for its history. During the Civil War, Scott County residents were not friendly to the Confederacy. These pro-Union Tennesseans joined other easterners of the state who wanted to break away from what they felt was the tyranny of Confederate Tennessee. Inspired by a former Tennesseean governor's speech who urged mightily for Tennesseean lawmakers to have their state stay in the United States, the county declared itself the State of Scott in 1861 when Tennessee declared that it would indeed join the Confederacy. Scott County would rescind its own proclamation of secession from Tennessee more than a hundred years later in 1986.
Princess Falls, on the Kentucky side of the Big South Fork NRRA, mid July 2011. Happy Waterfall Wednesday, everyone!
Split Bow Arch
Big South Fork NRRA
Kentucky
Another one of Nature's masterpieces located in the Land of arches......um, er, other arches. A truly spectacular arch!
Blackbushe, 7th March 2010. SIAI Marchetti SF260W G-NRRA in Burkino Faso military markings as BF8431.
Registration: G-NRRA
Aircraft Type: SIAI-Marchetti SF260W Warrior
Airline: Military
Construction Number (C/N): 116
Location: IOM / EGNS, Isle of Man
Feeling like a natural historian of old after coming up on an unmapped natural bridge in the course of my CRM surveying.
Yahoo Falls
Big South Fork NRRA
Near Whitley City, KY
Probably my best shot last weekend. The temps had warmed up enough to get the falls flowing and the ice volcano melting. I normally don't like the straight ahead shot of this type of waterfall, but I think this composition works. Of course there are lots of things I'd like to have different about it, like a stronger flow and more water in the creek, but you're there when you're there. This is really a neat place. At 113 feet, it's Kentucky's highest waterfall, and has a huge recessed area behind it.
Yahoo Falls
Big South Fork NRRA, Kentucky.
After visiting Yahoo Arch, I hiked on down to Yahoo Falls. At 113 feet, this falls is Kentucky's highest that flows year-round, although in the late summer months it dries up to a trickle. The best time to see it is after heavy rains, as was the case here. This is the heaviest I've ever seen it, although I have seen photos of it where it was heavier. It has an enormous recessed area behind it, which adds to its charm.
Yahoo Falls Overlook
Yahoo Falls Scenic Area
Big South Fork
Near Whitley City, KY
5 image HDR
Back in October 2013, I made my only trip to the Big South Fork. My photo club had an outing, and after it was over, I planned to possibly hit a few spots and work my way up to Cumberland Falls for the moonbow that night. Fall foliage was quite disappointing considering it was the third week in October and the river was somewhat low. As I was making my way back up to Cumberland Falls for the moonbow, I decided to stop by Yahoo Falls to see how it was flowing. I wasn't expecting much considering the season, but was pleasantly surprised when I got to the falls. Nothing spectacular, but more than I had expected. And I didn't bother to carry my camera in. Big mistake. I went back and got my camera, hiked back to the falls to get some shots, and then stopped by the overlooks before heading up to Cumberland Falls. By making two trips to Yahoo Falls instead of one, I just missed what would've been a much more dramatic sunset than what was there when I got to this overlook. Still not a bad scene.
But the whole trip to Yahoo Falls was not in vain. Because on the way in (the first time) I saw a bald eagle for the first time in my life. Well worth stopping by.
This was my first attempt at shooting a matrix, or a panorama with more than one axis. I am pleased with the result. This is a 32 megapixel image.
I had intended to do a few other matrices (is that the correct plural?) but the other ones were too huge for my 4 gigs of ram to process.
TractievormElektrisch
FabrikantAlsthom, Belfort (F)
TypeE-locomotief, serie 1101 - 1160
Bouwjaar1951
Spoorwijdte1435 mm
StandplaatsUtrecht Maliebaan
Bedrijfswaardigja, maar nog niet toegelaten op het hoofdrailnet.
Status NRRA
Gewicht83 ton
Lengte o/b12,984 m
AsindelingBo'Bo'e
Vermogen3115 PK (2.289,5 kW)
Max. snelheid135 km/h
Tractiedetails
tractiemotoren: 4 x Alsthom type TA 628 A
- uurvermogen: 4 x 500kW = 2000 kW
- continu vermogen: 4 x 475 kW = 1900 kW
- tandwielverhouding: 20 : 74
middellijn drijfwielen: 1250 mm
trekkracht maximaal: 152 kN bij 0 km/h
trekkracht continu: 102 kN bij 80 km/h
straal kleinste boog: 80 m
Oorspr.eigenaarsNederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Hist. nummers'51: NS 1125 / '89: NS 1122 / 2012: 1125
Dit locomotieftype is afgeleid van van de Franse electrische locomotieven van de SNCF-serie 8100. Deze locomotieven waren voor de goederendienst bestemd en hadden een maximumsnelheid van 105 km/h. In de praktijk reden ze niet sneller dan ca. 80 km/h.
De Nederlandse 1100-en moesten echter langdurig 130 km/h rijden, waartoe het ontwerp van de draaistellen ingrijpend werd gewijzigd. De maximumsnelheid werd 135 km/h.
Als eerste leverde Alsthom op 3 juli 1950 de 1101 in de NS-hoofdwerkplaats te Tilburg af. De 1101 - 1150 werden in turkooizen kleur afgeleverd; de 1151 - 1160 in het donkerblauw. Als laatste kwam de 1160 in dienst op 5 juli 1956.
De E-locs waren bedoeld voor D-treinen, sneltreinen en goederentreinen en aanvankelijk ook de TEE-treinen. De stoptreindiensten werden overgelaten aan het stroomlijnmaterieel. De locs waren betrouwbaar. Er is echter veel gedokterd om de matige rijeigenschappen te verbeteren: echt goed zijn ze nooit geworden.
Oorspronkelijk was de hoofdkleur van de locomotieven 1101 - 1150 turquoise met een rode bufferbalk en grijze draaistellen. Vanaf 1954 werd de hoofdkleur geleidelijk donkerblauw. De 1151 - 1160 werden direct in het blauw afgeleverd met zwarte draaistellen. De bufferbalk bleef nog rood.
Vanaf 1971 werden de locomotieven in de toen gebruikelijke geel-grijze huisstijl gebracht. De 1125 onderging dit pas in 1980. In hetzelfde jaar kreeg de loc een voorzetneus, die de machinist beter moest beschermen bij botsingen. De draaistellen werden daarbij verlengd.
De 1125 ging op 27 september 1987 buiten dienst en kreeg als bestemming het Spoorwegmuseum.
In verband met het jubileum van '150 Jaar spoorwegen in Nederland' werd de locomotief in oorspronkelijke staat en in het turkoois teruggebracht (zonder voorzetneus, maar ook zonder motoren). Hij kreeg daarbij een ander nummer, namelijk 1122, omdat daarvan alle sierlijsten en nummerplaten bij het museum beschikbaar waren. In 1989 stond hij te pronk op het terrein van de Jaarbeurs in Utrecht.
De echte loc 1122 bestaat ook nog als museumlocomotief en is eigendom van de Stichting Klassieke Lokomotieven (KLok).
Eind 2008 werd besloten de 1125 geheel te restaureren. Als voorbereiding werden de tractiemotoren en andere ontbrekende onderdelen uit E-loc 1111 verwijderd en bewaard voor de 1125. Loc 1111 werd daarna gesloopt.
In 2011 is met het definitieve herstel van de 1125 een begin gemaakt. De ATB-installatie werd weer aangebracht. De juiste nummerplaten werden gegoten. De inbouw van de motoren in de draaistellen is in depot Blerick uitgevoerd.
Op zondag 14 februari 2016 kwam de locomotief geheel gerestaureerd en dienstvaardig terug in het museum. Maar alle noodzakelijke proefnemingen moeten nog plaatsvinden om zelfstandig op het hoofdnet van de spoorwegen toegelaten te worden.
Blue Heron
Big South Fork NRRA
Kentucky
Interesting landform in the Big South Fork. Not an arch or a cave, but a huge crack in a sandstone cliffline. If you climb that ladder, another good sized area opens and you can see out both sides. It was almost like the clubhouse I always wanted when I was growing up.