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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Lower Wilderness2110 viewsSometimes I confuse myself! This is the lower part of Wilderness Falls and is followed by some pretty steep cascades to the trail below.
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Should have called this Lost Creek2110 viewsAfter leaving the Freewill Baptist Camp (really niece folks) the creek suddenly went into a spring??? After becoming acquainted with all the down pines on the mountain side we blundered into where the creek disappeared into the ground, yep, just soaked in the ground. This is not a trickle but, a pretty good creek and it went underground to the spring. footnote: Only springs I saw in the Coast Guard ere made of metal.
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Tram Wheel2110 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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Rocky Fork 32109 views
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Just A Cornfield?2109 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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Rocky Fork2108 viewsRocky Fork is series of cascades located in the Village of Flag Pond, TN.
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The hiking family2107 viewsThe longer I hike the more I realize the scope of the hiking family.

I am about forty miles from home and find a friend from church.

He showed us how to go up the right side of the falls, safely, and complete the trail loop. He is a through hiker of the AT.
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The Lower Falls2107 viewsThe lower Falls is about 20 ft or so but quiet pretty.
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Cheat!2106 viewsI zoomed in on this little cascade and used filters but, it's still pretty.

located on the last bridge before the trail ends in a train coming at you.

BJ wasn't too happy about the train deal, she has this thing about trains.

Not to worry, the railtrail is on what used to be a spur and the train missed.
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Gone Fishin2106 viewsFound this Great Blue Heron standing in teh Guest River fishing the little area between the rocks.
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Most Eastern?2106 viewsThis waterfall is located at: N36.60942 W081.67726 and I'll betcha it is the most Eastern Waterfall in Tennessee.

To qualify on this site it must be 8 ft high or more. Can you find one more to the East and still be in Tennessee?
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