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Tag: Waterfalls

  • Ohiopyle the Motion Picture

    The rapids and falls of the Youghiogheny at Ohiopyle. There was plenty of water to make the river roar on this rainy day.

    You can go to the Wikimedia Commons hosting page to see the video at full HD resolution. It looks good on a big screen.

  • The Falls at Ohiopyle

    Falls at Ohiopyle

    The falls of the Youghiogheny at Ohiopyle have long been pointed out as one of America’s natural wonders.

    The Falls at Ohiopyle in 1787

    A cut from the Columbian magazine in 1787 shows us a picture that has hardly changed in the intervening 238 years, except that these days the view is less likely to include tricorn hats.

    Falls from the front
    Crest of the falls
    Fujifilm FinePix HS10.
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  • Swollen Streams

    Stony Camp Run

    Spring rains make streams gush in Fox Chapel. Above, Stony Camp Run along the Trillium Trail.

    Waterfall

    A high waterfall along the Trillium Trail.

    Waterfall
    Uprooted tree

    Roots of a fallen tree beside the stream.

    Sycamore Run

    Sycamore Run in Scott Park.

    Rapids
    Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6.
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  • Little Waterfalls

  • The Forest Awakens

    Tree trunks

    Some scenes along the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel, just before the big spring show begins.

    Waterfall
    Tree flowers
    Gorge

  • Woodland Stream

    Stream in the Kane Woods

    Along the Tom the Tinker Trail in the Kane Woods Nature Area.

    Waterfall

  • Waterfall and Mossy Rock

    Rendered with only the moss in natural color and the rest in black and white, because you can do that with image-manipulation software.

  • Turbulence

    A waterfall and pool in Saw Mill Run at the Seldom Seen Arch.

  • Waterfall, Mount Washington

    This lovely waterfall plunges down the hill right beside Woodruff Street on Mount Washington. It’s nearly invisible until you’re almost right beside it, and many drivers probably never notice it.

  • Along the Tom the Tinker Trail

    The Tom the Tinker Trail runs beside a gurgling stream through a narrow valley in the Kane Woods Nature Area. The trail is named for a fictional character in the Whiskey Rebellion: farmers who paid the whiskey tax would receive threatening notes signed “Tom the Tinker.”

    Yes, there is a manhole cover in the middle of this idyllic scene. A sewer line runs down the hill through the stream valley.

    All through the woods we can see evidence that there was once a little community tucked into this narrow valley. Above, a ruined foundation clings to the side of the gorge.