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Crockford-Pigeon Mountain - March 2015 TAG RR Tunnel & Waterfall Hunting |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2015) |
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Crockford-Pigeon Mountain - March 2015 TAG RR Tunnel & Waterfall Hunting |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2015) |
| A typical day's exploration for waterfalls... My plan was to explore some of the smaller creeks and tributaries atop the Pigeon Mountain plateau in search of lesser-known or forgotten waterfalls. But I had a side trip to make prior to heading for the top of the mountain: |
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| Abandoned Tennessee Alabama & Georgia Railway (TAG RR) tunnel through Pigeon Mountain at Dug Gap. Built in 1891, abandoned around 1980. |
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| A closer view inside... |
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| Then it was up to Rocky Lane and off into the woods... |
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| Small cascade on a tributary of Allen Creek |
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| Several images of a pretty spot along Allen Creek: |
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A deer skull, at least several years old judging by the condition. |
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| I've spent thousands of hours in the woods and had NEVER seen one of these (alive) in the wild! When I caught movement out of the corner of my eye, I suspected a deer; then upon turning and taking a quick look, I thought it must be a wild hog. Once I saw it clearly, I was amazed! It ran into this thicket and soon disappeared down a hole under some tree-fall. |
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| Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) |
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| Frozen ice fall under a tall cliff |
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| Descending a steep gorge from the top of McWhorter Gulf, I came across one cascade after another. I finally had to turn around to avoid being caught by the approaching darkness... |
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