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Upper Tallulah Basin, GA April 2010 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2010) |
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Upper Tallulah Basin, GA April 2010 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2010) |
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| Molly's ready for an adventure! (before heading over to Tallulah) |
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| A gravel forest service road (FS70) follows the upper Tallulah River on an old railbed, winding through the spectacular Rock Mountain Gorge. After about 4 miles, the gorge widens out to a beautiful small valley, the site of Tate City, an old mining and later logging town. We visited Denton Branch Falls first, and then made stops for photos, lunch, & other short hikes on the return... |
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| Colorful barn in Tate City |
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| Close-up of the barn roof to better show the "See Tate City". A takeoff on the ubiquitous "See Rock City" barn roofs. |
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| Horse farm in Tate City, upper Tallulah basin. After going through a narrow, winding river gorge, the bottom widens out to this beautiful little valley. |
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| Denton Branch Falls The clear sunny day didn't make for good waterfall photos. |
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| Molly stays busy with E, as B shoots pics |
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| Two good girls! |
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| Another view of Denton Branch Falls |
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| Under the rhododendrons |
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| Tate City Mall |
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| Well, what do you expect in a town of population 32 +/- ? |
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| I couldn't even fit in the door to shop! |
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| This was a good spot for lunch. |
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| Molly waits patiently while we eat lunch... |
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| I was hoping this log wouldn't suddenly decide to slip into the rapids...! |
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| A couple of artists painting the river gorge |
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| I guess one advantage of painting vs. photos is that you don't worry about someone (like us!) stepping into your subject. |
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| A few more views of the gorge of the upper Tallulah River: (not to be confused with Tallulah Gorge, further to the south...) |
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| You can see where high water has worn a tunnel through the rock. |
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| One thing that the photos don't convey is the tremendous sound of the river / rapids. |
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| A series of cascades. |
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| The river here has a tight squeeze between the rocks. |
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| But here the river has room to spread out a bit... |
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| Notice the perfectly circular hole in the rock at upper right... |
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| Huge boulders litter the river gorge. |
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| Artists and fishermen on the river. The Tallulah is a popular spot for trout fishing. |
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| The Coleman River, which feeds into the Tallulah |
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| Small waterfall on the Coleman River |
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| Mold and moss on end of an old tree trunk cut. |
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| Popcorn Overlook, scenic viewpoint along Hwy 76 |