Merry Christmas

Many years ago, on a very, very cold Winter's day, I photographed two of the waterfalls at Hocking Hills State Park in Logan, Ohio, Old Man's Cave and Cedar Falls. As I perused my archives this morning, I happened across this image of Cedar Falls and wanted to share it again. To my amazement when I traveled back in time on my blog, I found I had only shared this image one time way back in 2009. The image is a low resolution scan from slide film, but I love the colors of the limestone rock behind the waterfall and the trees hanging over.

Perhaps one day I will get back to Hocking Hills and take new photographs with my digital camera. Until then, this beauty will have to suffice. I want to leave a note for everyone stopping by my blog this holiday season. May your holidays be filled with friends and family and much peace and joy. Have a Very Merry Christmas. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

The Weight of Water & Photographing It

Getting up close and personal with fast moving water and getting the shot, well it's not that easy. Here's a few images I captured throughout the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These images were taken over a span of about six or seven years.

It's not just about the water, it's really more about the perspective. You can have too much noise in your image. All that does is take away from the feeling a reader gets when they view the image. It's about the scene itself and the relationship it has with the water. The way the water falls over the rocks is a vital element.

This image is my favorite water shot of all. I captured this image no more than 100 steps in on the Porter's Creek Trail in Greenbrier. It may seem like there's too much noise in this shot, but the way the rocks and the foliage frame the image, and the drama of that water flowing so beautifully over the rocks, well, it's just perfect.

Sometimes the focal point screams at you as in this image. A perfect cascade with water spilling over the rocks and leaving a wake of wispy whiteness all around. It screams serenity to me.

And then you encounter the tallest waterfall in the Smokies. Mingo Falls, in Cherokee, North Carolina, along the eastern most point of the Smokies. It's not only the tallest, but it's also the most difficult waterfall to position oneself in order to get a decnt image. I chose to shoot the top half and then the bottom. The bottom was more interesting with the water falling over the large boulder and  the forest trees hanging over in the foreground.

I had never attempted this type of image before. However, the scenery left and right of the Oconaluftee River in this image was just right. So I shot the water from the back side of the flow. It feels a tad serene.

Couldn't believe my eyes when I happened upon this waterfall coming down off a steep mountainside next to the road leading back to Tremont several years back. It took some maneuvering of the tripod to get this perspective, so much so one of the legs was sitting in the stream below the shot. There's so much green in this image even in the moss on the boulders. So decreasing the density did no good. It's just all green foliage and the water.

Photographing moving water is difficult. I have archives of bad images to show for it. Shots with the water not falling off the rocks nicely, too much noise in the background or no real focal point to grab the attention of your reader. 

Here's a few tips I know helped me. First, perspective is the most important thing. Getting the right water falling off the right boulders with the best scenery around it is essential. Second the flow of the water over the rocks or boulders. If it's not falling beautifully, then there's little impact to your reader. Third is how the water lands as it falls. The best way I can describe what I mean by this is for you to go back to the fourth image. See the wispy water after it's fallen over the rocks. What a focal point. Sadly, you may have all of those things, but no place to position your tripod legs. It happens.

My best advice, just keep at it. I have wanted to share this collection for some time. I hope you enjoyed it. I'm not an expert at shooting water. I'm a novice.

Have a wonderful rest of the weekend all and a great week. ENJOY!

A Frigid 'New Year'

The start of a New Year has brought with it frigid, sub zero temperatures. A 'bomb cyclone' as the meteorologists term it is making its way up the Eastern seaboard tonight with 60 mile an hour winds and snow and ice and sleet. This frigid weather immediately took me back to a visit I made almost a decade ago in January to Hocking Hills State Park in Logan, Ohio. I watched and waited for the perfect opportunity when frigid cold and snow would leave an ethereal landscape of white. Then I set out to photograph the frozen waterfalls in Hocking Hills.

My favorite image was of the Upper Falls of Old Man's Cave. A twisting path lead down to the waterfall with a thin layer of snow that had blanketed the region the night before. The path was slippery as the snow had covered the remains of an ice storm earlier that week. Temperatures were in the mid 20's so I drove to Walmart in Logan and bought thicker gloves to wear. My North Face jacket, wool scarf,  thick gloves, boots and jeans were just enough to achieve my goal against the cold. It was simply stunning to see huge frozen icicles hanging from what I later learned was Blackhand Sandstone cliffs. I fell straight down on my bum once making my way to the base of the falls. Here's an excerpt about Old Man's Cave.

Old Man's Cave derives its name from the hermit, Richard Rowe, who lived in the large recess cave of the gorge. His family moved to the Ohio River Valley around 1796 from the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee to establish a trading post. He and his two dogs traveled through Ohio along the Scioto River in search of game. On one side trip up Salt Creek, he found the Hocking Region. Rowe lived out his life in the area and is buried beneath the ledge of the main recess cave.

This next image is the very frozen over Middle Falls of Old Man's Cave with barely a sliver of water falling over. I struggled to get a decent vantage point to snap this image. I finally gave up and snapped this image and moved on. Sadly though, I couldn't reach the Lower Falls. The stairway down was a solid sheet of ice. You couldn't get down and you would never get back up. There is also an Upper and Lower Gorge between the different falls which I didn't photograph. The entire length of the trail to these falls and gorges is approximately a mile.

Thanks for coming along with me on this trip back in time. I would love to be there right now taking new images in various perspectives having learned so much more about photographing waterfalls since that day. Stay warm and bundle up if you go out of doors. Thoughts of warm mittens, hot cocoa and warm bowls of soup come to mind as I put up this post. ENJOY!

It's Official, It's Fall

Fall arrived yesterday at 4:02 pm. In many areas of the northern United States, Fall's leaves are at peak. Here in middle Tennessee, leaves have yet to turn, although I do see the occasional yellow leaf from trees here and there.

I captured this image a few years ago in Fall, as I was making the drive from Gatlinburg to Cade's Cove, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Meig's Falls sits back off the park road, but in full view of visitors. As usual I had my 300mm lens on my camera, so I stopped to take a few photos. The yellow leaves really frame Meig's Falls beautifully. I can't wait to share new images as I venture out this season. I hope you have fun out there photographing this beautiful season. Have a wonderful weekend. ENJOY!

Fall Creek Falls

Several years ago I paid a visit to beautiful Fall Creek Falls in central Tennessee, which is situated in Fall Creek Falls State Park in the heart of the Cumberland Plateau. This area is hugely popular with tourists and visitors for its many waterfalls such as Fall Creek Falls, Rock Island Falls and Cummins Falls. On this hot Summer day I captured this image of the waterfall with the slightest stream of water falling over the rocks.

I chose to repost these images after a minor adjustment I made in Lightroom which I didn't have at that time. Now with the aid of my software, with the shadows pulled back, the beautiful detail in the rocks on the side of the cliff is exposed. When photographing waterfalls, I never leave home without my tripod and with it, the clamp that holds my camera tight, but on this day it failed to make it into my camera gear. So I had to improvise by placing my camera on top of the log railing at the overlook. I wanted that feathery feel one gets with the right adjustments when photographing water. However, I settled for these images and I have to say I don't mind at all. They are just as beautiful. What is that old saying, 'when you have lemons, make lemonade.' ENJOY!

Beautiful Fall Creek Falls

Just outside of Nashville, about an hour's drive east, sits the rugged Cumberland Plateau. The plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains. It stretches in eastern Tennessee from Alabama all the way to northern Kentucky and rises over 1000 feet above the region around it. To say it is a waterfall lover's 'paradise' is putting it mildly. A few of the major waterfalls in the area include Fall Creek Falls, Rock Island Falls, Cummins Falls and Burgess Falls.

The largest and most visited state park in Tennessee is Fall Creek Falls State Park. I spent an afternoon at the park photographing the infamous 256 foot Fall Creek Falls which is the largest waterfall east of the Mississippi River. Fall Creek State Park has numerous waterfalls, cascades, gorges, streams and even a large lake. There is also an inn with a restaurant and an outfitters shop and general store in the park.

In Fall Creek Falls State Park you can view Piney Falls, Cane Creek Falls and Cane Creek Cascades. I was able to take a hike to a suspension bridge and catch a glimpse of Piney Falls through the foliage. It was getting late in the day so I didn't drive to Cane Creek Falls. Photographing Fall Creek Falls with Fall foliage surrounding it is on tap for my next visit. Having forgotten my tripod clamp on this trip, these images were captured while my camera rested on the barrier at the overlook to minimize camera shake. I was surprised they came out as well as they did considering I didn't use my tripod.

This outcropping is situated to the left of Fall Creek Falls at the overlook. You feel as though this beautiful gift of this spectacular waterfall is more than enough, and then you turn and see this gorgeous limestone outcropping jutting far out into the gorge. So beautiful.

This last image of the enormous gorge was taken along the drive through the park. What magnitude this gorge area is. It is amazing to think all of these gorges and waterfalls are situated within one state park, but it's true. This was my first adventure to the Cumberland Plateau, but definitely not my last. What a way to spend an afternoon. There were areas within the park especially around the gorges that reminded me of the Smoky Mountains. ENJOY!

Water Photography, Tremont, GSMNP

Beautiful tiny waterfalls can be found all up and down the gravel road that leads back into the Tremont section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park just east of the Townsend exit. All one has to do to find these tiny falls is look for them.

I spent some time photographing these waters a few weeks back on my Spring outing searching diligently for the perfect elements essential for a great waterfall image. One needs water rushing over rocks, of course. But, water rushing over boulders is even better. Take that a step further and add moss on the rocks coupled with the large granite boulders and what a great combination. Throw in a tree along the bank with low hanging branches. Then as you stand with your tripod attempting to photograph this beautiful scene, you realize there are variations in the water falling off the rocks which could bring a dimension to your image you hadn't planned on. Hopefully, these elements will still work well together.

There's one other thing that can impact your composition. The wind. The wind would not cease blowing the leaves just the faintest bit so I could never quite get the perfect shot of the water with the leaves sharp and crisp. UGH! No worries. I am not out to win the Nobel Prize for waterfall imagery. Just hoping to create a gorgeous scene that hopefully, you as my reader, will be able to transport yourself to.

Stand with me here in this spot and take in all of these gorgeous elements. Are you there yet? Can you hear the water? That breeze that wouldn't stop blowing the leaves, well it's a nice touch as the sun shines brightly and the water rushes fiercely over the rocks heading down river. Back soon. ENJOY!

Rushing Waters of Tremont

Few places compare to the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The grandeur of the mountains, the beauty of the moss covered boulders, the wildlife feeding alongside the road as you drive by.

It is a sweltering 95 degrees here in middle Tennessee with a heat index even higher. Yet, I can hear the sound of the water pouring over the moss covered rocks rushing down the river along Tremont Road as I look at this image. Happy Birthday to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park which was officially established by Congress on this date in 1934. Back soon. ENJOY!

Waterfall, Middle Prong Trail Head

On a recent visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, off the main road on the west side of the park, past the Townsend exit, sits Tremont. I visit this area more often than I have in the past to photograph the water along the Middle Prong River. The paved road turns to gravel just past the Tremont Institute. Here the road follows the river all the way back until it dead ends. At this point you are at the Middle Prong Trail head. As you cross a metal bridge you are crossing Lynn Camp Prong. Here is the confluence of Lynn Camp Prong and Thunderhead Prong. The rush of the two prongs converging is pretty amazing.

Waterfall, Middle Prong Tail Head, Lynn Camp Prong,

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

There are three waterfalls situated along the Middle Prong Trail making this the most popular trail for waterfall photographers. On this particular day, I wanted to photograph the waterfall at the trail head itself. With a storm moving in, I could only capture a few perspectives. I especially like this perspective because of the contrast. The boulders seem dark and moody against the stark white water as it falls down the rocks. This was the wettest visit to the park I had ever encountered. However, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is expansive. So if it is raining at one end or side of the park, just drive to the other end or side and you just might find sunshine which I did several times. Back soon with a few more images from my trip. ENJOY!

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Hurst Falls, Cove Springs Park

Cove Springs Park is a small park situated just north of Frankfort, Kentucky, and one of the few waterfalls found in northern Kentucky to my knowledge. Along with the park's forested areas, there is a signiciant wetland area and a waterfall, Hurst Falls. The waterfall was named after the Hursts who originally owned the land and wanted it preserved. Recently, I went on a scouting expedition to locate the park and the waterfall.

When I pulled into the parking lot, next to the entrance to the park, and looked up I found Hurst Falls flowing ever so gently over the cliff and down onto the rocky hillside. It wasn't gushing as I had seen in photos on the internet, but no doubt after a significant rain event, it would be. I love how the water streams down the rocks in tiny riplets on either side of the main flow. This was a test shot I captured just to get a handle on what the waterfall would look like. I decided to share it with you as it was a fairly decent image. Hopefully when I return to the park, the falls will be flowing much heavier. Don't you love it when you find a new location to photograph and it's practically right outside your back door meaning a quick drive and you're there. It not only makes me happy, but even happier when it involves a waterfall because you know how much I love to photograph water. ENJOY!

Fall, Meig's Falls

Meig's Falls is simply beautiful in Fall with its cascading water crashing over the cliff into Meig's Creek.

Fall leaves framed the waterfall as I stood on the pull off to capture this image in Great Smoky Mountains National Park a few weeks ago. ENJOY!

PHOTOGRAPHER'S TIP: My first thought was to post this image as a horizontal image, but I ended up choosing this vertical image instead. If you are not quite 'feeling it' with an image, crop it differently. Perhaps a close up, maybe even a major close up, or a vignette will get you what you are looking for. Or, as in this case, change the orientation. Sometimes when I take a photo, I pull back slightly on the image to include a tad more background. Why do I do this you may ask? Because you just might be glad you did when you drop it in your software and realize you want to crop the image and having that extra background was exactly what you needed. ENJOY!

Waterfall, Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail

Driving the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail requires one thing. Roll down your car windows and take in all of the sights and sounds as you drive the route. The sound of the water rushing down the huge boulders in this area of the park is unparalleled. When you first enter the route, you immediately feel an intensity of being deep in the forest. As you make your way along the route, you hear it. The water moving fast crashing over the boulders as it makes its way downstream. And then there is this. The closeness that envelopes you of being in the very depths of the forest, the rushing river a mere few feet away. Step outside of your car and you immediately feel it.

While there are areas of the park like Newfound Gap, for example, that you visit to view the grandeur of the mountains, with the Roaring Fork, it's the intensity of the closeness of it all. To make this area even more enticing, you access this route right in the heart of the small town of Gatlinburg. Once you reach Gatlinburg, you are right outside of the national park. Getting to various destinations can be time consuming. It is at least an hour to Cade's Cove, or thirty minutes to Newfound Gap, with another fifteen minutes up to Clingman's Dome, add to that another thirty minutes to reach Cherokee, the opposite side of the park. So driving the Roaring Fork is a fantastic alternative when you have just reached your park destination. Can you tell I love this drive.

For those who left me comments about photographing water, I wanted to mention that I did some post processing on this image and retouched out a small branch taking away from the composition. I did some post processing adjusting the shadows, the contrast, the sharpness and more in Adobe Lightroom. I did all of this because the waterfall was near perfect and I didn't want to ditch it. The reason this image was difficult to photograph was the sun was shining right on the waterfall and the rocks all around the waterfall were in dark dark light. And I chose not to set the aperture manually and only adjust the shutter speed.

I am no expert, but if you decide to photograph waterfalls, keep in mind composition first, light second, water third. Then comes looking at how the camera is capturing the flow of the water. Enlarge the waterfall itself on your camera right on the spot and verify how the camera is capturing the flow of water. After practice, this whole process gets easier. Then you can look for better compositions and how best to frame the waterfalls before capturing the image. You must use your manual function and set the aperture and adjust the shutter speed on these types of images always. Whether you use one or both is dictated by the light level.

A tall waterfall in the open with a high light level will probably require setting the aperture and adjusting the shutter speed. There are exceptions. Take a look at this image I captured in the Smokies here, Mingo Falls. The waterfall is in a higher light level setting. But because the waterfall sits between two very tall mountainsides and the rocks are absorbing most of the light that is reflected I only had to adjust the shutter speed. I didn't have to set the aperture. A few test shots will help you determine whether one or both adjustments will be needed.  This process is a lot of work, but the reward far outweighs that. Good luck. ENJOY!

Cascading Water, Little Pigeon River, Part II

As a photographer who enjoys photographing cascading water, traveling to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park where there is nothing but rivers and streams with rushing water, well, it doesn't get any better than that. On Sunday I attempted to photograph water in a much higher light level. The images I captured were not to my liking. It happens. And since I am intent on photographing water, I know I have to take the good with the bad. But does there have to be so much bad? Sorry, I had to ask.

Hence, my next attempt out to photograph water, I opted for a lower level light and a much less complex setting. The result was the image I posted yesterday and the image today. Both were captured on the Little Pigeon River in similar light levels.

As the water hits a boulder and spews out in tiny vertical streams falling down into a milky white pool before being diluted back to the depths of the river, well, that just makes my heart pitter patter. And I thank God you folks are happy to indulge me by allowing me to show you these images. It's the little things in life. Seriously. ENJOY!

Cascading Water, Little Pigeon River

Making my annual Fall pilgrimage to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, I found Fall foliage at near peak levels. No doubt later this week it will reach its peak. The park's lower elevations were absolutely stunning as I drove the routes to both Cade's Cove and Newfound Gap. On my last day I decided to photograph the water rushing down the Little Pigeon River in Greenbrier. Greenbrier is generally a single road, almost two lanes, but not quite, that travels many miles back into the park ending at the trail head to Porter's Creek Trail.

There's one turn off on the main road in Greenbrier which is equally long and dead ends at the trail head to Ramsey Cascades. Ramsey Cascades is a gorgeous waterfall that I have seen photos of, but probably will never hike to. It's a four mile hike with a pretty hefty accent. On this particular day, I decided to take the road less traveled which was the road to Ramsey Cascades. I had never taken this route before, but was so glad I had because the Fall foliage was gorgeous. Not to mention the opportunities to stop and take photos of the cascading falls as the water rushed over the rocks down the Little Pigeon River to a destination unknown. I will be back soon with more images from my journey. Hope you have had a great week so far. ENJOY!

Waterfall, The Smokies

As I drove over to the far eastern side of the Smokies in the Spring, I stopped to capture a few images of the water coming down the side of the mountain next to the main road.

In previous posts you may remember my frustration photographing water. In this setting, there were at least a dozen cascades coming down in varying directions with tons of 'noise' all around. By noise I mean broken branches, twigs and well, in this case, one too many cascades that only lend to distract the viewer. Too many distractions can hender the overall composition of an image. Cropping is usually the order of the day to help fix some of these problems. It is so difficult getting the composition, the sharpness, the highlights, the low lights and the water flow itself all working together in unison. And I'll say it again, it is so difficult. I believe photographing water is what some photographers call the madness that is photography. I hope you enjoy this image. ENJOY!

Mingo Falls

My goal on this trip to 'the Smokies' was to drive to the eastern side of national park and photograph a waterfall I had yet to visit. I got more than I bargained for when the park ranger suggested Mingo Falls. She didn't really mention anything other than the hike up to the falls involved a whole lot of stair climbing. I figured I could handle that and off I went to find the waterfall. Mingo Falls, as it turns out is one of the tallest waterfalls in the Appalachian Mountains. The waterfall is actually located on the Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina, just outside of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It boasts a stunning 120 foot vertical drop and is quite impressive.

Had I known Mingo Falls was one of the tallest in the area, I would have brought a shorter lens to capture it in a single frame. After much culling of the images from this shoot, I have decided I love this second image best as it is such a beautiful representation of the water falling to the bottom of the falls as it makes its way over huge granite rocks.

The trail to the waterfalls is a mere four tenths of a mile short. But don't kid yourself, it is a gut wrenching hundred plus stair steps 'straight up' before leveling off for a short two tenths of a mile and then you round the bend of a huge rock and find a narrow bridge for visitors to view the waterfall. On this particular day the falls was especially heavy after a rain storm from the previous day. The water powered its way like a beast down the side of the mountain dropping 120 feet almost straight down. It was simply gorgeous. I love a good adventure. ENJOY!

Waterfall, Tremont, GSMNP

While I was visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in late Spring, I snapped a few images of several of the waterfalls located throughout the park. This waterfall was located almost at the end of the road leading back into Tremont.

Two days earlier, and the afternoon I was making my way into the park from Atlanta, heavy rain had saturated the park's rivers and creeks. And as luck would have it, the heavy rain had created some great opportunities for photographing waterfalls. I drove the Tremont route with the rushing river on the north side and the mountain on the south side. Along the side of the mountain this waterfall was rushing down towards the Little Pigeon River. I visit the Smokies once or twice a year, and had thought of going down this weekend, but most of the park is closed due to the government shutdown. Don't even get me started on my thoughts on that subject. I am hoping we have sunshine tomorrow what with all of the flooding we've had this weekend from the non stop rain. ENJOY!

Meigs Falls, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

It's a waterfall that normally is a few simple trickles viewed from afar along the motor route to Cade's Cove in the Smokies.

On this particular day, however, Meigs Falls was 'A GUSH' of water flowing fast and furiously to the edge of the falls and falling over fiercely into the stream that would take it to the Little Pigeon River. The torrential rains brought many opporunities for flowing water falls on this visit to the park this year. Something I anticipated while driving into the park late in the day knowing full well torrential rains and a tornado were impacting the park especially on its north side. Can I tell you how much I love the detail of the rocks in this image contrasted with the feathery water falling down the side of the cliff. ENJOY!

Falls, Little Pigeon River, Porter's Creek Trail

Last Spring I spent a few days in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Prior to heading home, I stopped at Greenbrier, on the northeast side of the park, and definitely one of the least visited sections of the Smokies.

The Porter's Creek Trail is at the very end of the road that meanders through Greenbrier. The middle prong of the Little Pigeon River runs alongside the trail as you begin your hike. This trail is infamous for it's Spring Trillium display in April every year. I really enjoyed photographing the river and a few of its cascades of waterfalls. Check my sidebar for a slightly different image. I wanted to share this particular image as it shows more of the large moss covered boulders and the tree branches hanging over the river. The large moss covered boulders are a feature of the park I have grown to love. And in many ways they are a trademark of the Smokies. This trail makes for a great hike. There are just enough folks along the trail that you don't feel alone at all. And it is so peaceful since you are very deep inside the park with just the sounds of the water falling down the river and the forest surrounding you. Nearly every visit I make to this park now includes a trek to Greenbrier, and in particular, a walk along Porter's Creek Trail. Hope your week is off to a great start. ENJOY!

Clifty Falls State Park!

Some 60 miles northeast of Louisville, located along the Ohio River, sits the small town of Madison, Indiana. Directly west of Madison is Clifty Falls State Park. Within this small state park are four waterfalls, of which Big and Little Clifty Falls are the most visited. The other falls may or may not be running based upon recent rainfalls, but the two Clifty Falls are always flowing.

The last time I visited this park was during winter many years ago where a recent cold snap had left icicles hanging off of the cliffs all throughout the park. Today I visited to photograph the two largest waterfalls. These first two images are of Big Clifty Falls which falls some 60 feet down over many rock outcroppings.

Getting to the falls meant climbing down many steps from the trailhead, walking about 20 yards on a dirt trail, and then climbing back up the side of a cliff. The trail is planked once you climb back up and is protected by a old limestone fence along the edge of the cliff. I was basically standing under a cliff at the end of the trail. Water dripped over the outcropping onto me as I stood watching the waterfall. The actual end of the trail was blocked due to erosion, but from the point where I stood I could still see most of the waterfall, although the bottom most point was mostly shielded by trees.

This is an image looking out at the cliffs across from where I stood to photograph Big Clifty Falls.

Ferns tried desperately to grow hanging off of the cliff as I walked along the path to the steps to Big Clifty Falls.

After I walked back down the steps at Big Clifty, and crossed the path back to the trailhead, I then took another set of steps leading down to Little Clifty Falls. You can't photograph Little Clifty from the front of the falls or even see it as it sits about 100 yards down into a gulch. But photographing the top of the falls was still a treat as the water was rushing fast down the face of the falls.

In this image you can see a huge cliff hanging out into the gulch from where I stood to take photos of Little Clifty Falls.

It was 90 degrees yesterday and fairly humid. Apparently the entire week is forecast for the same. I hope you're having a wonderful holiday and your weather is cooler than here in Kentucky. Happy Memorial Day. ENJOY!