Old Albatross

This site is dedicated to waterfalls, mountains, an old aviators memories, with lots of poetic liberties, some just plain made up, and interesting places to visit.

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Richardson Falls2381 views
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Left Side2381 viewsThis is the side one would normally use to reach the cave. Walk on dry rock only,VERY SLICK.
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I Quit!2380 viewsLou, shall we say, observing?
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Curtain 2380 views
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First Trip 2379 viewsBJ made her first trip to the bottom of Linville Gorge. She sure was a great hiking pal.

Actually she had no trouble and we had energy to see the Plunge Pool.

If you are reasonably fit and visiting Western North Carolina, you should go down to the gorge. After the crowds go home and during the work week this is a wonderful place to sit in awe of what time and water has wrought.
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Just A Cornfield?2378 viewsIt was just a cornfield until that faithful day of September, 17th 1862, when the blood of twenty three thousand Men forever fertilized the conscience of the greatest nation ever to have been on Earth.
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Gentry Falls2376 viewsDouble waterfalls in Johnson County TN.
A moderate two mile, one way, hike.
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Just playing possum.2376 views
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Where no albatross will fly2376 viewsFrom the bottom of the gorge, looking up stood two old birds, Lou and I.
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Tennessee Elk2375 viewsChattahoochee valley has a very successful transplanted herd of Elk. Be advised, these are WILD Elk.
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Bright Sunnny day at Chestnut2375 viewsOne of those rare days of 70^ F, bright Sun and Crew Members Lou, Bol'Dar, RAT, spent on snake infested Chestnut Cove Branch Falls.

Not a good day for photography but, with this crew, who cares, there will be cloudy days for cameras but, not Oldalbatross.
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Tram Wheel2374 viewsCame across this when RAT and I were Introducing ourselves to a laurel thicket on California Creek, Erwin TN. Used in the logging industry in a long gone era.

A friends Father broke the chunk out of it trying to collect scrap many years ago.
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