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After reading about a unique waterfall located within what was described as a slot canyon less than 90 minutes from home, I knew I had to see it for myself.
Directions ended with: "At the end of the trail, follow the manway (unofficial trail) up, around the first waterfall, climb a small rock wall, and hike the remainder of the way to the next falls in the streambed". This translated into: Geezers like me will be sore the next day and will need to make an offering of a full dose of Ibuprofen to the trail gods.
Bailey Falls is located near Greeneville, TN in Cherokee National Forest, past Margarette Falls on the West Fork Dry Creek and is further divided into an upper and lower falls. The lower falls are shown here, with the top of the upper falls visible here as the first drop. The Lower Falls are 20 feet in height and the canyon section surrounding the plunge pool being perhaps 8 feet in width. With the rhododendrons overhanging the canyon from both sides it had a cave-like appearance. What it lacks in size it makes up for in beauty. There is only here. There is only now, and it is good. Off Trail Zen.
Had a hard time leaving Texas because the clouds this morning had me mesmerized. I kept stopping and taking pictures as the greatest Artist/Creator of all showed off with a constantly changing cloudscape. This was down along the border on US-90, not much in the way of landscape, but who needs landscapes when the heavens play.
I've got some other interesting shots from this morning I'll be posting from time to time.
Here a link about this type of cloud formation, Thanks again Alex M
Undulatus asperatus: A new category of cloud.
www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/10/11/undulatus_as...
Handsome aerialists with deep-blue iridescent backs and clean white fronts, Tree Swallows are a familiar sight in summer fields and wetlands across northern North America. They chase after flying insects with acrobatic twists and turns, their steely blue-green feathers flashing in the sunlight. Tree Swallows nest in tree cavities; they also readily take up residence in nest boxes.
Backdrop: Galaxy Module backdrop by TC www.flickr.com/photos/144392460@N02/
LM to the Tokyo Zero event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TOKYO%20ZERO/131/127/2500
As I was editing the image I noticed that there are small drops of water that are falling off the pelicans wings as he was taking off. I think this one is going to be printed.
A Northtown departure heads past Lyndale Jct as it begins its journey on the Wayzata Sub and heads for Willmar and beyond.
This is the third of a sequence of photos that I took when the owl took off from his perched position on the top of a utility pole. This is 89% cropping.
#roundandsquare
TODAY, WE ARE OFF TO JAPAN, the land of the rising sun...
A BIG tick on our bucket list!
Look forward to some superb images? Fingers crossed eh.
SAYONARA, M, (*_*)
I captured this wonderful old log cabin way up in the mountains of South Central Montana.
I would love to live there off the grid for a period of time. It would be great to "disconnect" for awhile. :-)
No use of my Montana landscape in any form without my permission! Thank You.
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2/3 I went to the beach on a foggy afternoon and spotted this Western Gull with a clam. It flew away three times, only to come back each time to drop the clam onto hard-packed sand from a height of about sixty feet. On the third try the clamshell opened and the gull got its meal.
Der Sekretär ist ür ein paar Tage unterwegs, die Welt zu erkunden.
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The Secretary is off for a few days to explore the world.
Toby and Dandy going off trail at the lake. This is the farthest we’ve been on this trail. Nice little swell in the creek.
Here's another shot from Wednesday. I was at my delivery in Salt Lake City, trailer was being unloaded and I of course noticed the cool looking clouds. Stood on the top step outside of the truck cab and began taking pictures. Wasn't thrilled with my foreground until this express train came rushing by. Fortunately I was ready, as I was already shooting this exact composition, just had to time my shot. Only one chance, and I think I got it about right.
The thing I really liked and caught my eye was the cloud with a big hole in the middle. Kinda reminded me of one of the arches in Zion National Park. So lucky that train came by when it did. My other shots had the great sky and clouds, but damn I liked getting that train in there, completes the shot. Also, lucky it was very bright and used a pretty fast shutter speed. Like they say, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.
Drove just short of 600 miles today and in Barstow California tonight, delivering in Anaheim tomorrow at noon. Only a hundred miles away. 11 PM now, going to spend about 30 minutes on Flickr then off to dreamland.
Oh, and happy fence Friday, though it's a pretty ugly fence as fences go.
FrontRunner Commuter Train, here a link if you're interested in that sort of thing.