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Kosh III
Pogue Creek Canyon is next to Pickett State Park. The area by the parking lot for Pogue Creek is a designated International Dark Sky location.
We hiked several miles in the park. Yes, that is sand as the bluffs above us are sandstone. Not a hard hike but very scenic. These pics are a glimpse of the beauty of this part of Tennessee.
Pogue Creek Canyon, Jamestown Tn
eclare
Very pretty! I stayed at a cabin near there years ago, it may have been at Pickett’s State Park.
OzarkHillbilly
I’ve spent a lot of time in Tennessee, with over 10,000 caves is it any wonder? It is beautiful damned near everywhere. Well, some of the towns ain’t so pretty (stay away from Monteagle, they threw my ass in jail there) (and were absolutely gleeful about it: “ATM! ATM! ATM raght down the street! ATM!”) Chattanooga was always nice to drive thru and maybe grab a bite to eat too.
raven
@OzarkHillbilly: There used to be a gas station there that had tons of photos of crashes goin down that mountain!
raven
@OzarkHillbilly:
Betty
Sandstone and water together create amazing images. That first shot, though, looks a little scary.
WaterGirl
Amazing pictures. I’m not sure this is the right word to express this, but the word that comes to mind when I see these is primal.
Kosh III
That’s me in the bright colors in the first photo.
delphinium
All the different ‘patterns’ in the bluffs are amazing and that last photo with the sun lighting up the sandstone is just lovely.
HinTN
@OzarkHillbilly: Did you attend the NSS convention in Sewanee in the 80s and what did you do to raise the ire of the Monteagle constabulary?
pieceofpeace
Wish I’d spent time exploring TN beyond its music roots and venues, which I loved. Your photos give a good sense of sandstone’s surreal surfaces. Are all those holes suitable for inhabiting by birds, bees, flying critters or are they more delicate? Wonder is everywhere when we want to find it.
mvr
I really like photo #2 because of its depth.
Thanks!
StringOnAStick
I love some artistic geology shots! Thank you.
Kosh III
@pieceofpeace:
The rocks and holes are often very fragile, I’ve seen rock layers that were paper thin. I have seen insects and snakes but no birds.