This morning photograph features rapids on Bruce Creek, located downstream of Triple Falls, in Caryville, Tennessee. It’s available on prints in my gallery at Pixels, so stop by for a visit when you’re in the neighborhood!
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Bruce Creek Rapids
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Bruce Creek
Situated in Caryville, Tennessee, Bruce Creek was relocated many decades ago to accommodate the I-75 interstate highway system. During that process, a waterfall known as Triple Falls, or Little Egypt, was created.
Seen here, rushing whitewater rapids appear ready to topple a large boulder. You can also go with the flow to my gallery for a selection of fine prints – great on a wall at home, or in the office!
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Waterfall With No Name
Beyond Triple Falls is a bridge and trail leading up the mountain, to an area known as Devil’s Racetrack. However, if instead you elect to follow the river for approx. 1/2 mile, you’ll come upon this scenic, unnamed waterfall standing approx. 30-feet tall.
You can find a variety of fine prints with my photography in my gallery at Pixels.
Thanks for visiting!
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Rocky Waters
Haiku
Water winds its way
Cascading throughout the day
Tumbling stones in play© 2023 Phil Perkins
Prints available in my gallery.
Black Water, by The Doobie Brothers (1974) – see lyrics here.
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Rocks in the River
Water races rapidly around the bend and over rocks, along Middle Prong Little River. Located in the Tremont section of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, you can enjoy this landscape scenery at home when you purchase a print from my galleries at Pixels or ArtPal.
Hike when you can, and enjoy the great outdoors!
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On the Move
After visiting several scenic spots in the Tremont section of the Smoky Mountains, I drove along a winding waterway between high ridgelines as I watched the dial on my compass. With the morning sun continuing to rise, only a northerly direction would allow me one last opportunity for another long exposure water capture, and, here it is – Middle Prong Little River. You can see more in my galleries at Pixels and/or ArtPal. Thanks for visiting!
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Morning on the River
This morning landscape photograph was taken recently along the Middle Prong Little River, located in the Tremont section of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, following rainfall. It would look great behind glass in a frame on a wall in your home, office, or as a gift to give to family and/or friends. You can visit my gallery to see more ~ thanks for stopping by!
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Cold Water
These two wintertime photographs were taken recently and feature the 80-foot Upper Piney Falls. If you’d be interested in prints or various other items, then please visit my gallery to see more. Several options are available.
Hope to see you soon!
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Rolling Rapids
Photographed in the Tremont section of the Smoky Mountains, this shot captures the point at which Thunderhead Prong merges with Lynn Camp Prong, to become Middle Prong Little River. It would look great on a wall in your home, and many prints are available in my galleries at Pixels, Redbubble and ArtPal. Thank you!
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Winter at the Falls
Prints are available in my gallery at Fine Art America. This is Upper Piney Falls.
Choose from the following print types: framed, art, metal, canvas, poster, wood, acrylic and tapestry. Also, framed prints may be customized to suit your wishes!
Backstory
Yesterday, I left Knoxville at 5:50 a.m., driving over an hour through the dark, in order to hike to the 80-foot tall Upper Piney Falls. My goal was to be on the trail by 7:10 a.m., one-half hour before sunrise, so that I could reach the falls near daybreak. On the final stretch of my journey, slowly driving around potholes through a quiet farming countryside, I crested a small hill to see a large cow standing in the road. Safely moving within a few feet of the animal, I rolled down my window to say, “You be careful – go on home, now”. The cow didn’t move, but soon after, I arrived as the only car to park in a small lot near the trailhead of the Piney Falls State Natural Area.
It was only 30-degrees as I headed into the still-dark forest. After hiking nearly 10 minutes, I heard something somewhat heavy moving among the trees, and raised my voice so as to let it know that I was aware of its presence. It was impossible to know for sure what it was…a bear? Sasquatch? Another cow?
Many areas of Tennessee received a few inches of snow on Monday, accompanied by frigid, single-digit temperatures. The cold persisted through Tuesday, though Wednesday afternoon relented to reach a high near 45-degrees. That warmup caused snow and ice to melt, which then froze again overnight. Hence, many surfaces around the waterfall during my hike were extremely slippery! As such, accessing locations downhill from which to take photographs was a strenuous, methodical challenge – for all practical purposes, impossible without trekking poles.
In my third photograph (see above), taken at an elevation approx. midway up the falls, 15-foot tall icicles had melted the previous afternoon along the trail (a popular footpath in warmer weather), before refreezing. This was indicative of all surfaces, including hillsides, as what appears to be snow was actually ice. As such, my efforts to follow the trail behind the falls were thwarted at the edge of ground cover. So, without sufficient footholds, I begrudgingly (but safely) turned around to begin my hike to the next location…Lower Piney Falls.
Thanks for stopping by!
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Carving a Path
This landscape photograph was taken in the Tremont section of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee, with fast moving whitewater rapids carving a path through the gorge. Prints and more available…
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Racing Water
Water races downstream around the bend of Middle Prong Little River in the Smoky Mountains. After an extended spell of dry conditions, recent rains were certainly a welcome sight. Prints available.
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Flow With the Rain
Following a dry autumn season, this photograph was taken in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee after several days of rain.
From the distance, Thunderhead Prong flows forward. On the left side of the image is Lynn Camp Prong, flowing to the right. At this confluence and downstream, this waterway becomes known as Middle Prong Little River.
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Middle Prong Little River
Seen here, it’s late autumn in the Smoky Mountains along Middle Prong Little River, located in the Tremont section near Cades Cove and Townsend, Tennessee. Water is low but nevertheless contributes to a beautiful landscape setting, cascading downstream though moss-covered boulders. Prints available.
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Black and White
Morning sunlight crests the mountains to illuminate a portion of the landscape, as photographed along Middle Prong Little River. If you enjoy black and white pictures, this lovely scenery would accent a wall in your home quite nicely. See print options in my gallery. Thanks!
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