Still in Tennessee

Here is the following of my Tennesse trip., with a poor light because of the not very pleasant weather.
 
I went to Kentucky to visit a natural Bridge, just North of the Big South Fork area.
 
 
1) Natural Bridge
 
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2) Temp was about 16°, difficult to show without these icy formations!
 
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3) Natural hanging gardens…
 
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4) Along the road, I sometime see nice traces of the past…
 
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5) Small house rebuilt as it was in 1850…
 
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The next night, Vivalavida was entitled to his snow baptism. I woke up Under the rain by 29° and went to discover Northrup Falls, probably one of the falls that are my favorite so far.
 
 
6) Freezing rain…
 
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7) Pine forest Under the rain…
 
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The fall jumps a high oberhanging cliff about 200 yards long. Athmosphere was really wild, with rain and fog, and a deafening noise, reinforced by the echo of the cliff as I approached the falls.
 
 
8) The overhanging cliff…
 
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9) Discover of these amaising falls
 
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10) Details…
 
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11) Northrup Falls
 
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The rain still heavy, I went to visit the Bunkum Cave, not very far away.
 
 
12) Nice last fall colors in this wet forest
 
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13) Entry of the cave, with the surprise to discover that a small river is coming out of it…
 
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14) Exploring the cave is forbidden to protect endemic bats from a parasite killing them. So I couldn’t venture beyond daylight…
 
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15) Holly…
 
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There are still some pictures of my discovery of the North Tennessee to come soon…
 
Great week to all! 😀
 
 




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