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Mountains of Tellico Page 1 - Non-Flora Cherokee National Forest, Monroe Co., TN |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
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Mountains of Tellico Page 1 - Non-Flora Cherokee National Forest, Monroe Co., TN |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2019) |
| Spent a great April day with Brian S exploring the upper headwaters and tributaries of the Tellico River. We visited historic, prehistoric, and geologic sites, waterfalls, and tons of wildflowers. Started out with terrible photographic conditions, but things improved as the day clouded up. This page covers the non- flora subjects (everything except flowers), while Page 2 includes examples of the wildflower blooms. Our first stop: Unusual boulder cut-outs - natural or man-made? |
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| We examined a number of recessed depressions on a group of trail-side boulders. |
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| The circular depressions are 8 - 10 inches in diameter. |
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| We couldn't determine if these depressions were man-made or natural. Probably natural, but what was the process? |
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| This boulder had a spherical cut-out in the edge of the rock. The sun and shadows made it difficult to meaningfully photograph these "cut-outs", so I have only included pictures of a few examples here... |
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| Historic Donley Cabin |
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| The cabin predates the Civil War and is among the oldest cabins available for rental by the Forest Service. |
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| Outhouse |
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| Cabin porch |
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| Stone chimney |
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| Old metal pot on fence post. |
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| Cabin fireplace. This oldest part of the cabin was built in the 1860s. |
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| Table and chairs in same room |
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| Bunk room |
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| North River Rd |
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| Location of old Haw Knob Church |
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| Karl Steinmetz memorial |
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| Bridge at Sugar Cove |
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| Sugar Cove - stone bridge |
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| Meadow Branch: |
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| Lower Falls on Meadow Branch |
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| Same view with a slightly faster shutter speed |
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| From another angle |
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| One more view of the Lower Falls |
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| Stair-step cascades above Lower Falls |
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| Upper Falls on Meadow Branch |
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| Upper Falls, from another angle |