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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Ami and Shannon2122 viewsMost hikers know it is not so much the trail as those who hike the trail.

Shannon, on the left, is a Nurse Lou and I met descending to the falls at Glen Burney park in Blowing Rock, NC.

Reaching the falls is no "Walk In The Park" but, these two were so determined they brought along flash lights just in case of nightfall before completion.

ATTABOY, Girls. Keep in touch so we may hike again.
Sep 02, 2012
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Reflections2342 viewsI measured fall to be about 38 ft. Despite sunshine, we got a passing cloud to take this reflection. Note the tunnels and potholes on the top left.Aug 02, 2012
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Whitewater and Sunshine2135 viewsSee close up of sunshine through tunnel from top to bottom of falls.Aug 02, 2012
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Different Falls2173 viewsA hole from the top to the bottom of the falls, note patch of sunshine, makes Bard different from any other falls I have hiked to.Aug 02, 2012
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Another Pretty Face2161 viewsCould not resist photographing this little cascade just upstream from Bard Falls, located on the Mountains To Sea Trail.

If you have not hiked the MTS Trail, you need to. The trail is so well kept it turns difficult into "just plain pretty'.
Aug 02, 2012
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Memories2347 viewsAug 02, 2012
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Taccoa Falls *2424 viewsTo the young lady at the gate, Taccoa Falls College and those 39 people that lost their lives in the dam break of November 6, 1977, sure answer your question of What is the prettiest falls you have visited.Aug 02, 2012
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Dry Weather2308 viewsNiece hike up a good trail and stairs...lots of stairs. Were it not for the stairs this would be easy.Aug 02, 2012
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Bryce1807 viewsBryce National Park, UTJul 13, 2012
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Delicate Arch1827 viewsArches National Park, UTJul 13, 2012
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Architech Arc1768 viewsArches National Park, UTJul 13, 2012
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Pronghorns2270 viewsA pair of pronghorns at Brice Canyon, UTJul 13, 2012
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