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.


Most viewed - Tennessee
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Just below Laurel Run Falls is this pretty cascade.2115 views
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Filtered Margarette2109 viewsA cloudy day and still a little too much light at the top of the falls so I get to try my new ND filter.
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A mere trickle in the Summer.2104 viewsOzone Falls, Ozone, TN.
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Rocky Fork 62102 views
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Upper Cascades2082 views
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Ol' Swimming Hole1871 viewsBeing near Tennessee Tech University it is welll used as a swimming hole. I don't know of any better. Deep hole at bottom with a diving platform of eight feet.

BTW, if you are incapable of logical decisions, the State Park Service provided a Ranger to make them for you. Don't be the Dummy that everyone speaks of in past tense .
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Brchfiels 21862 views
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Hell is not always hot1852 viewsHeaven has no laurel bushes
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First Glimpse1833 viewsAfter descending into the gorge, then going back upstream, this is my first view of Cummins.
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Whata Spring!1828 viewsActually that is not a spring but the river seeping through the limestone from the upper river.
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Just plain weird1826 viewsYou don't get to myage and not see things most folks would think odd but, this is really andodd thing.

The water just squirts out of the cliff face, not over the top edge of a cliff but, out of the cliff face and below it's top.

Now that I have learned which end of the camera points to the falls I am going to return and get better photos.
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Falls Without A Creek1825 viewsThis part of Rock Island Falls comes out of a cave. Enlarge the top and you can see there is no creek.
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