Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Natural Dam

Before I made it to Charleston to pick up my cousin for the soccer game, I made a quick stop at the Natural Dam waterfalls in the Ozark National Forest. This is a really neat spot, where a wall of rock creates a nearly 200 foot wide dam on Mountain Fork Creek, and with it some neat waterfalls.
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I had never been there before, and was amazed by the place. It doesn't look real, it looks too perfect, almost man-made. But as the name suggests, it's all natural...
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The falls are only about eight feet tall, but are easily reached. The road is just a few feet away.
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I'd like to come back up here when this place is nearly flooded...
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And one last shot - here you can see another cascade on the creek upstream:
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7 comments:

  1. OMG! These go on the list of my favorite photographs that you've done. I need to see this place SOON. You are right. It really is so perfect it seems fake, and I bet it's tons better in person.

    If it were possible to fall in love with a place, I just found my soulplace.

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  2. When you go back want to take your favorite crazy person? (Me.)

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  3. Sure, and the pictures don't do it any justice at all...

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  4. My breath actually caught for a second when I saw these. Imagine when it's green. Seriously it's my soulplace.

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  5. Love your wide angle horizontal-a nice perspective change from the rest of your work. You are, as always, King of the Waterfalls.

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  6. Thanks Jon, this was a really great place to take pictures.

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  7. I've been there several times. It's my favourite place to swim and hang out with friends. I'm glad someone could capture it's beauty

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