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Ledbetter Creek Area A tributary of the Nantahala River Swain County, NC - March 2023 |
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Ledbetter Creek Area A tributary of the Nantahala River Swain County, NC - March 2023 |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2023) |
| After photographing the rock chimneys at an old homesite in Beechertown, I stopped by the mouth of Ledbetter Creek to photograph the old stone railroad culvert. |
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| I've photographed this culvert before, but it's a great subject worth shooting again. |
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| The Murphy Branch of the Western North Carolina Railroad was constructed between 1881 and 1894, so this stone culvert would have been built during that period. |
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| I had not previously photographed the "back" side of the culvert. |
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| Heading upstream along Ledbetter Creek, I encountered a number of rock piles. |
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| These are just a few examples. |
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| One more rock pile example... |
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| Lower section of Ledbetter Creek |
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| Small waterfall / cascades |
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| Lots of rock further upstream... I wanted to go further up to see the bigger waterfalls, but I had been experiencing vertigo isssues and didn't want to risk it as the rocky gorge got steeper. |
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| Overhang - rock shelter |