Waterfall flowing out of the side of the bluff below the Center Hill Dam.

Terry scoping out photo possibilities along the Caney Fork River.

Cummins Falls State Park

Me and T took a road trip down to Cummins Falls, which has recently
been designated as Tennessee's 54th state park. Temps were in the 90's
when we took the trek to the viewing area of the falls. They have work
yet to do in the area, but it's going to be really nice!


Cummins Falls also has been listed as one of the ten best swimming
holes in the United States by Travel and Leisure magazine. The water
is 30 ft. deep.


The falls are 75 feet high.




Cummins Falls is on the Blackburn Fork State Scenic River.


The trek down to the bottom of the falls is not
for the faint of heart. My hubby, Terry has repelled
off the side of the bluff here. Of course that was back
in his younger days :0)

Parting Shots from Jackson County

I took these shots from the opposite side of the creek. Not sure what
kind of bird that is wading near the falls.


"The human spirit needs places where nature has not been
rearranged by the hand of man." ~ Author Unknown






Serenity


Psalms 78:16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused
waters to run down like rivers.

I took all of these pictures on our May 12th road trip in Jackson
County, TN.







What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can
comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a thinking
person with a feeling of humility. This is a genuinely religious
feeling that has nothing to do with mysticism.
~Albert Einstein

Piney Falls

A view of Piney Falls taken with my long lens.


Piney Falls is the most remote of the Fall Creek Falls State Park
waterfalls. It's 2 miles from Fall Creek Falls and was impossible to
get a good look at. Thank goodness for my trusty long lens :0)
That's the only way I could get a closeup of this particular waterfall.

Cedar tree growing in the rocks.




I would love to have this view from my back porch!

The rugged beauty of Fall Creek Falls. Enjoy!








This is my favorite view!

Congratulations to my niece, Kelly, and her hubby Kerry.
They're expecting a baby in December and found out
today that it's going to be a boy :0) Can't wait to welcome
my great nephew into the world!

Closeup of top of the falls. Got these pictures
with my trusty long lens.


Hot summer day at the bottom of the falls.


Sun shining through the falls.


Rock bluff near the falls.

Fall Creek Falls

Fall Creek Falls near Spencer, Tennessee is
one of the highest waterfalls east of the Rocky
Mountains. Me and Terry took a road trip to
Fall Creek Falls yesterday afternoon.


A small group of people swimming and wading.
It was a sweltering hot day yesterday and I couldn't
imagine the hike to the bottom of the falls. It's all
we could do to hike the trail to the overlook :0)

As my sister Kay says, "Stay tuned!" :0)

“Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.” ~ Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

Picture Postcards from J County

I'm not sure of the name of this place, but it sure was pretty.
Located somewhere in Jackson County, TN.






My mountain man :)


I did some experimenting with camera settings for these
water shots.

A Walk in The Park

Another shot looking up river.


We found this cute little waterfall on our
walk in the park on Sunday. Tomorrow
I'll be posting some shots from the old Cordell
Hull Bridge.

Rock Island Waterfall

Back to Rock Island

Wildflower.


More gnarly tree roots.


This waterfall was on the Caney Fork River Gorge trail.