1 - March 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
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2 - November 2025
I revisited the lower portion of Ledbetter Creek, hoping to catch a little remaining fall color.
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Ledbetter Creek
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Same formations, from a slightly different angle.
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Water slides
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Another water slide
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Little falls...
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Ledbetter Creek
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Looking downstream at the late afternoon color
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Cascades
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Foliage
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"Well the train don't run through here no more,
poor, poor, pitiful me..."
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Tracks
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