looking glass falls

 

Looking Glass Falls is said to be the most photographed waterfall in North Carolina so naturally I had to take a picture.  On a good day I would have hiked to the bottom for more creative angles; however, with my temporary disability (whatever was Montezuma doing in the Smoky Mountains!), I had to be satisfied with this shot from the parking lot.

 

Looking Glass Falls

Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina

10.27.2016

canyon road waterfall

 

My first trip to Utah was on business and there was only limited time to explore. I managed just a few miles before sunset on the Ogden River Scenic Byway toward the ski resorts in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.  The winding road had a pull-off by this waterfall.  Just enough great scenery to make me want to go back!

 

Ogden, Utah

10.6.2016



starvation creek falls

 

Today is definitely a fall day -- but not one of those bright, crisp days.  The dreary, rainy weather reminded me of a few days last fall in Oregon. This creek and the falls were originally named "Starveout Creek" due to an incident in 1884, where two trains were marooned in a blizzard for two weeks near this site. Nobody actually starved, but there certainly weren't any writings about the beauty of the area at the time.

 

Starvation Creek Falls

Hood River County, Oregon

10.13.2015

Lubbock's winter waterfall

 

 

After dreary days of ice and snow, the sun came out today.  As a tourist this past year, I photographed waterfalls in South Dakota and Oregon and now I paid homage to the hometown waterfall , albeit man-made.  The Canyon Lakes, now known as the Jim Bertram Lake System, enhanced the waterways along the Yellow House Canyon.  Dunbar Historic Lake is the sixth lake at the east end of the canyon.  When I conducted new employee orientation for City of Lubbock, one of my bingo questions was "Where is Lubbock's waterfall?'  Shame on you if you didn't know the answer!

 

Martin Luther King Memorial Waterfall

Dunbar Historic Lake

Lubbock, Texas

silver falls

 

Once a flowing waterfall, Silver Falls is normally dry unless a strong thunderstorm happens to pass. After today's showers, there was a trickle. In the 1870s Colonel Randal McKenzie camped near the falls during his pursuit of Quanah Parker. Since the 1800s travelers have stopped at this once-scenic place.  In 1935 the National Youth Association, part of President Roosevelt’s Work Project Administration, built roadside park stone facilities, which were updated in 2004.  My dad speaks of picnics here in the 1950s.  Silver Falls was a hike destination when I was at Girl Scout camp at nearby Rio Blanco.  Today I availed myself of the facilities and took a look at the "falls."

 

According to the Geological Survey of Texas - Dumble, E.T. (ed). 1892. Third Annual Report of the Geological Survey of Texas, 1891 - this is what White River at Silver Falls looked like in 1891.

 

 

Silver Falls

Crosby County, Texas

little spearfish falls

 

The origins of the name of Spearfish Canyon can be debated. Many believe the Sioux Indians speared fish from Spearfish River, while others think that white men simply coined the name because it looked like it would be a good area to spear fish from. The limestone palisades of this creek-carved gorge are more ancient than the Grand Canyon. Accessible only by horseback until 1893, Spearfish Canyon’s narrow, 1000-foot walls are among the most spectacular scenery in the Black Hills. Spearfish Canyon is known for its beauty and its waterfalls.

Little Spearfish Falls
Spearfish Canyon
South Dakota