RolandDeschain
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These pics show a specific area and place within it? Can you guess it?
Can you name this place?
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Selena
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- A long way from heaven and far too close to Chicag
The rock formations are reminiscent of Hocking Hills but I don't remember the landscape being that "hilly."
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RolandDeschain
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Selena said:
Well it is east of the Mississipi, but a lot higher elevation…. :wink:
Here is another hint - lots of virgin timber - like these Hemlocks..
Cathedral State Park?
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RolandDeschain
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Its the Stone Door at Savage Gulf - in South Cumberland State Park near Monteagle, TN.
Savage Gulf, a 15,590-acre natural area, is carved into the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau in Grundy and Sequatchie Counties. The sheer sandstone cliffs and canyons make it one of Tennessee’s most rugged and scenic areas. Stone Door, a 10-by-100-foot crack, stretches from the top of the escarpment into the gorge, like a giant door left ajar.
This natural area is maintained and operated by Tennessee State Parks. Four parking areas, over 50 miles of hiking trails, backcountry camping and picnic areas are ready for you. Trail maps are available at South Cumberland State Park visitor center.
Native Americans used Savage Gulf as a passageway. Gorges feature breathtaking waterfalls. Greeter Falls drops over a 15-foot upper ledge, then plummets over a 50-foot lower ledge into a cold, clear plunge pool. Savage Creek enters its gorge over cascades and drops 30-foot at Savage Falls. Collins River and Ranger Creek have waterfalls that drop over limestone ledges and flow into sinks where they disappear. Big Creek, Collins River and Savage Creeks each tumble down over 5 miles, dropping over 800 feet through narrow gorges, forming the “Gulfs.” Observed from a 750 overlook, Big Creek mysteriously disappears below. Many big streams go underground through shale and limestone to form dry creek beds. Beware if you are caught in a downpour, sudden heavy rainfall can cause very dangerous flash floods.
http://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/savage_gulf_state_natural_area/
This is one of several areas like this in the Cumberlands - huge "gulfs" still holding virgin timber because the loggers could never access it. Absolutely beautiful country but most of the tourists head another 2 hours east to the Smokies, I much prefer the Cumberlands - closer, more waterfalls, fewer people, and I think the scenery just as striking.
Here is a nice video of the Stone Door area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZTymIIftIs
Savage Gulf, a 15,590-acre natural area, is carved into the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau in Grundy and Sequatchie Counties. The sheer sandstone cliffs and canyons make it one of Tennessee’s most rugged and scenic areas. Stone Door, a 10-by-100-foot crack, stretches from the top of the escarpment into the gorge, like a giant door left ajar.
This natural area is maintained and operated by Tennessee State Parks. Four parking areas, over 50 miles of hiking trails, backcountry camping and picnic areas are ready for you. Trail maps are available at South Cumberland State Park visitor center.
Native Americans used Savage Gulf as a passageway. Gorges feature breathtaking waterfalls. Greeter Falls drops over a 15-foot upper ledge, then plummets over a 50-foot lower ledge into a cold, clear plunge pool. Savage Creek enters its gorge over cascades and drops 30-foot at Savage Falls. Collins River and Ranger Creek have waterfalls that drop over limestone ledges and flow into sinks where they disappear. Big Creek, Collins River and Savage Creeks each tumble down over 5 miles, dropping over 800 feet through narrow gorges, forming the “Gulfs.” Observed from a 750 overlook, Big Creek mysteriously disappears below. Many big streams go underground through shale and limestone to form dry creek beds. Beware if you are caught in a downpour, sudden heavy rainfall can cause very dangerous flash floods.
http://www.tnvacation.com/vendors/savage_gulf_state_natural_area/
This is one of several areas like this in the Cumberlands - huge "gulfs" still holding virgin timber because the loggers could never access it. Absolutely beautiful country but most of the tourists head another 2 hours east to the Smokies, I much prefer the Cumberlands - closer, more waterfalls, fewer people, and I think the scenery just as striking.
Here is a nice video of the Stone Door area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZTymIIftIs
Wrong again.
Bob Wright
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Pinson Mounds is a burial ground in west Tennessee, near Jackson, TN. No village or tribal homes were here, just sacred burial ground for Indians form all over the Western Hemisphere. Remains of chiefs are here from Alaska to Central and South America.
Seems the ancient Indians knew Tennessee was as close to Heaven as you can get!
Bob Wright
Seems the ancient Indians knew Tennessee was as close to Heaven as you can get!
Bob Wright
stevemb said:
Indeed
