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 - North Carolina
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Upper Linville342 viewsA heavily visited, family friendly falls along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Reflections Of Dugger342 viewsDugger Falls is often overlooked because of it's proximity to Linville Falls.

Just off The Blue Ridge Parkway at the far end of Linville Falls "paved" parking lot. A young Lady working at the park office was very helpful. Thoughtless of me not to get her name.
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Dugger 4341 viewsThe water from between the crack,. lower down was not apparent with te naked eye.

The light was a waterfalls photographer's dream, dark.
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Top of Dugger340 views
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Roaming Knob Visits Crabtree338 viewsI am NOT stalking the Roaming Knob. Purely coincidence he shows up in lots of places I just happened to be.

Here he is at Crabtree Falls, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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On Top338 viewsThe trail crosses at a safe distance above the top of Upper Creek Falls but, that does not discourage the risk takers from venturing to the edge.
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Another Pretty Face336 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'.
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Worn Rock335 views
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Cascades plunge335 viewsUpper Creek Falls is located just off NC 181 about halfway down the mountain between Linville and Morganton.

Definately worth the drive fron Tennessee. The "Lower" part is lots of cascades followed by the Big Falls above.
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Only the bottom335 viewsThis falls is deceiving in that there is much more to it up above.
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Hiker photo334 viewsIf it were not for a graduated neutral density filter this photo would be a white out. I am a hiker that takes photos.
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Tree331 viewsThat's a tree, you know, like BEARS climb.

BJ just before cataract surgery, at Roaring Fork Falls.
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