Weekly Grist Gallery, November 27, 2011

Finding the falls

For some of us, waterfalls are magnetic north to Nirvana. Finding one is an all-to-brief transfer to tranquility and clarity. On Thanksgiving day, I visited Three Springs Falls to get my fix. See 16 pictures of the visit. Read the stories about the falls and surrounding territory at Corndancer dot-com and Weekly Grist for the Eyes and Mind.

 

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  Three springs merge in this huge rock formation on the top of Three Springs Falls. I crossed over what you see here to get a better angle on the falls. The crossing included a wade and some non-threatening rock hopping.
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  A closer look at the rock formation at the top of the falls.
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  Wide view of the canyon, the depth of which is in the 60-70 foot range. This is the large rock formation from the opposite side.
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  A slightly different angle on the canyon wall.
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  A closer look at the falls.
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  Still closer.
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  And even closer.
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  A puddle left in the feeder stream bed reflecting bare trees overhead and showing gravel in the bottom.
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  The feeder stream for the falls just upstream from the first drop.
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  A three-in-one picture, I missed on the way in and caught on the way out.
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  Second version, same picture.
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  Third version, same picture.
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  The canyon wall through an old cedar tree.
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  An old home place on a hill east of Big Flat, Arkansas, shot on the gloomy day before thanksgiving.
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  The same house shot late Thanksgiving day.
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  The same shot, with the late afternoon gold look corrected out.