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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Why am I doing this?1969 viewsI am 73 yrs old, why am I dong this?00000
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Old Albatross Roost2072 viewsOut my window at the Holiday Inn Express, Staunton, Va. just before departing for Stantons Creek Falls.

Thanks for the hospitality shown an old Coast Guardsman.
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Top Of Salt Creek2057 viewsTook this photo right after praying for an elevator to the bottom.
Classified as a Plunge type waterfall. Well,it does that, all 286 ft. of it plunges.

Oh, no elevator but, at least, BJ had smarts enough to not go with me.
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Salt Creek Falls2045 viewsUsed my handy-dandy Garmin and the USA Waterfalls data base to locate this falls as we were returning to San Francisco from Mount Saint Helens. Breath Taking!00000
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Andrew1896 viewsA frequent hiker and Son-in-law atop a big rock at Rocky Fork.00000
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Geouge Creek Falls *1991 views00000
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Aaron Youngstrom1996 viewsAaron, from Cincinnati and a friend he was visiting from Johnson City, TN, near the OA roost, qualified by hiking with us to Upper Laurel Falls.00000
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Pinnacle Lookout Tower2124 viewsPinnacle Lookout Tower occupies the spot where an old Fire Tower once stood and is visible from the town of Unicoi, TN.

There is a trail leading to the tower from I-26, Unicoi exit. Better take along some water and energy bars, you will need both.
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Not Allowed2058 viewsPark Ranger just said no motorized vehicles on the Tow Path. Want to know more about this pick-up?

http://www.allenlund.com/Big-Al/index2.html
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Every Boy's Sream2128 viewsMet the driver of this vehicle on the way to the C & O Towpath bicycle trip in September 2011.

BJ just looked at me and simply said "NO".
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quarry Falls-31954 viewsI am using a circular polarizing filter and graduated filtering to get the lighting and coloring you see in this photo.00000
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